The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited January 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN
WINTER HAVEN, FL · Medicare-certified · 177 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures at 5 stars and staffing at 4 stars. Its health inspection rating is 3 stars, reported nurse staffing is 3.80 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7983 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 20, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7983.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.67
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.86
- Nurse aides
- 2.27
- Weekend nursing
- 3.43
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 38%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
11.7%14%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.6%4.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.9%6.2%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
6.9%4.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
4.9%10.1%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
6.2%12.5%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.5%28.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.2%0.7%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0.6%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
0.7%4.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%99.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.1%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.3%98.1%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide appropriate foot care for residents. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 687 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 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
- 166.6 residents on an average day (94% of 177 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 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.