Nursing home report
MELBOURNE, FL · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
5 of 5 stars overall. LIFE CARE CENTER OF MELBOURNE has 4 of 5 stars for health inspections and staffing, 5 of 5 for quality measures, no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.59 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark; recent inspection citations included infection prevention and control, self-administration of drugs, and quality assurance processes.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5889 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5889.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
