Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland
Assisted Living
450 North McDonald Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724
Florida Lutheran is more than a retirement community; we are a community of caring. Our mission is to fulfill the lives of our residents emotionally, physically and spiritually. We are a non-denominational campus that welcomes people of all faiths and beliefs.
Operated by Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which runs 230 communities in our directory.
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland is licensed for 60 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in DeLand average about 54 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 91% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in April 2025 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 57%.
The community is located in Volusia County, FL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 9 problems at Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland. None of them caused harm to a resident.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center of Deland offers assisted living, nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 60
- Religious affiliation Lutheran
- Occupancy 91%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.7
- Annual staff turnover 57%
- Last health inspection April 2025
Resident & family reviews
I was not a resident of this facility; I worked in a branch bank that was on site. Florida Lutheran is clean, exceptionally maintained, great food and dining plans, with a wonderful, friendly staff.
The facility is near the quaint town of DeLand, with a bus provided by Florida Lutheran to take residents to shop or to partake in their well planned recreational outings. The Activities Director is a marvel and the residents are NEVER bored. There is a great library, wood working shop, a chapel, lovely outside sitting areas, and maintenance personnel to help with a variety of housekeeping needs.
There is free transportation to in town doctors' offices, as well as a resident nurse.
The prices are very reasonable, even scale-adjusted to ability to pay.
I am not old enough to live there (yet), but it will be my first choice when I reach the appropriate age.
by Verified visitor, Jun 2009