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LIFE CARE CENTER OF MELBOURNE

MELBOURNE, FL · Medicare-certified · 120 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall

5 of 5 stars overall, with 4 of 5 for health inspections and staffing and 5 of 5 for quality measures. It had no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing was 3.56 hours per resident per day versus the federal benchmark of 4.1.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.5579 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: September 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5579.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.57
Licensed practical nurses
0.86
Nurse aides
2.12
Weekend nursing
3.19

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 22%
Registered nurse turnover: 18%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

15%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

2.6%Steady

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

0%Steady

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

4.6%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

19.5%Steady

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.1%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%Steady

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

4.5%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

6.9%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.9%Steady

What the inspectors found

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA · 194 homes · 3.5 stars avg
Occupancy
115.6 residents on an average day (96% of 120 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
Medicare history
Certified for 50 years

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.