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Damas Hospital Snf

2213 PONCE BY PASS, PONCE, PR, 00717

(787) 840-8686

25 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffingSource: CMS Care Compare

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2213 Ponce By Pass

Ponce, PR 00717

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

405023

Care type

Nursing home

County

Ponce

Facility name

Damas Hospital Snf

Street address

2213 PONCE BY PASS

City / state / ZIP

Ponce, PR 00717

Phone

(787) 840-8686

About this facility — Damas Hospital Snf

Damas Hospital Snf is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is licensed for 25 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Puerto Rico (30 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Ponce and 9 skilled nursing facilities across Puerto Rico. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Damas Hospital Snf 49 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 5 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $10,839 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Magraner Suarez, Miguel

Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Torres-bernal, Maria

Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1988-09-08

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

0 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$10,839 total

Last standard inspection

2026-03-05

Nurse staffing

4.9 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 5 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-03-28Health inspection10 citations

F-0584

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0636

D · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0805

F · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0813

F · No harm foundFood safety

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0921

F · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2025-05-09

F-0925

D · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2025-05-09

2024-10-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0606

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.

Corrected 2025-02-13

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0725

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Corrected 2025-02-14

F-0940

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0942

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0943

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Corrected 2025-01-04

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2024-05-17Health inspection13 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0558

E · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0584

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-06-28

F-0609

G · Actual harm

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-06-20

F-0676

D · No harm found

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Corrected 2024-06-21

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-06-20

F-0803

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2024-06-20

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-06-20

F-0868

F · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2024-05-24

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-06-20

F-0921

F · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2024-06-26

F-0925

E · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2024-05-28

2025-03-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0131

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

Corrected 2025-05-09

K-0232

E · No harm found

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Corrected 2025-05-09

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-05-09

K-0907

E · No harm found

Ensure medical gas and vacuum systems have documented maintenance programs.

Corrected 2025-05-09

2024-05-17Fire-safety inspection15 citations

E-0009

C · No harm found

Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.

Corrected 2024-04-10

E-0020

C · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.

Corrected 2024-04-10

E-0022

C · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.

Corrected 2024-04-08

E-0026

C · No harm found

Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

Corrected 2024-04-08

E-0035

C · No harm found

Provide family notifications of emergency plan.

Corrected 2024-04-07

K-0131

D · No harm found

Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

Corrected 2024-03-12

K-0281

E · No harm found

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2024-04-08

K-0293

F · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-04-02

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-04-17

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-04-10

K-0751

F · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.

Corrected 2024-05-15

K-0908

D · No harm found

Ensure gas and vacuum systems are inspected and tested as part of a maintenance program.

Corrected 2024-04-08

K-0921

F · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2024-05-01

Federal penalties

2024-05-17Fine$10,839

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 405023.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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