Centro Medico Wilma N Vazquez SNF
Road 2 Km 39 5 Bo Algarrobo, Vega Baja, PR 00693 · 45 beds · For profit - Corporation
Nothing in the records stands out as a warning sign. The detail below is still worth reading before you decide.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Registered nurse coverage is about 22% lower at weekends.
Staff turnover: 27%
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 35 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Potential for harm | 30 |
| No harm | 5 |
0 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.
Medicare has issued $29,997 in fines here over the past three years.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Healthcare Solutions LLC | 21.4 | 4 | 4.94 | −44% |
| Multy Medical Skilled Nursing Facility | 21.9 | 1 | 2.10 | −27% |
| Centro de Cuidado Prolongado San Lucas | 22.4 | 1 | — | — |
| Millennium Institute for Advance Nursing Care INC | 22.6 | 5 | 3.82 | −15% |
| Damas Hospital SNF | 32.8 | 5 | 4.27 | −30% |
| Ryder Memorial Hospital INC | 42.5 | 3 | 2.24 | −46% |
| Hospital de la Concepcion INC | 49.1 | 2 | 3.25 | −18% |
| Servicios Integrados de Rehabilitacion (siro) INC | 53.0 | 3 | — | — |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?