Cycle 1
Health 2025-01-09 · Fire 2025-01-09
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Palm Bay, FL
Life Care Center Of Palm Bay
5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with $51,600 in total fines with 2 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
175 Villa Nueva Ave, Palm Bay, FL
(321) 952-1818
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
141
Certified beds
Average residents
135
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Life Care Centers Of America
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2004-05-28
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
194 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.98
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.48
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.30
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.76
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.46
RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.40
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.81
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.11
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.08
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.14
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.24
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
43%
Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
32%
Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
5,557
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
35.77
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9893
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
2.69
Baseline 19.08% · Performance 20.18% · Measure score 2.69 · Achievement 2.69 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
3.31
Baseline 5.74% · Performance 6.84% · Measure score 3.31 · Achievement 3.31 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
6.23
Baseline 45.16% · Performance 38.21% · Measure score 6.23 · Achievement 6.23 · Improvement 2.92
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.07
Baseline 3.86 hours · Performance 3.67 hours · Measure score 2.07 · Achievement 2.07 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.38% |
10.72%
0.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 424 · Observed rate 10.14% · Lower 95% interval 9.2% |
| Discharge to community | 57.06% |
50.57%
6.5 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 382 · Observed rate 56.28% · Lower 95% interval 51.78% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.93 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 266 · Denominator 266 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.38% |
0.77%
0.4 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 266 |
| Discharge self-care score | 72.25% |
53.69%
18.6 pts better
|
Numerator 138 · Denominator 191 |
| Discharge mobility score | 50.79% |
50.94%
0.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 97 · Denominator 191 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0.75% |
2.29%
1.5 pts better
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 266 · Adjusted rate 0.72% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.85% |
7.12%
0.3 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 225 · Observed rate 5.78% · Lower 95% interval 4.73% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 223 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 31.82% |
42%
10.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 77 · Denominator 242 |
| Discharge function score | 71.2% |
56.45%
14.8 pts better
|
Numerator 136 · Denominator 191 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 98.39% |
95.95%
2.4 pts better
|
Numerator 122 · Denominator 124 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 93.9% |
96.28%
2.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 77 · Denominator 82 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 21.74% |
25.2%
3.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 30 · Denominator 138 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.9 |
2.1
1.2 pts better
|
1.9
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.9 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
1.2
0.1 pts better
|
1.8
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
97.8%
2.2 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
99.2%
0.8 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.9% |
2.6%
0.7 pts better
|
3.3%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.9% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 1.0% · Q4 0.9% · 4Q avg 1.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.5% |
3.7%
3.2 pts better
|
11.4%
10.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 0.6% |
5.9%
5.3 pts better
|
5.4%
4.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.4% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 5.0% |
15.7%
10.7 pts better
|
19.6%
14.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.5% · Q2 5.9% · Q3 7.1% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 5.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 3.0% |
9.8%
6.8 pts better
|
16.7%
13.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.6% · Q2 4.1% · Q3 1.3% · Q4 1.2% · 4Q avg 3.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 11.6% |
11.7%
0.1 pts better
|
16.3%
4.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.0% · Q2 13.5% · Q3 6.1% · Q4 5.2% · 4Q avg 11.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 6.0% |
9.8%
3.8 pts better
|
14.9%
8.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.8% · Q2 6.1% · Q3 6.0% · Q4 7.0% · 4Q avg 6.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.5% |
0.4%
0.1 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.8% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
0.8%
0.8 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 14.0% |
12.5%
1.5 pts worse
|
19.8%
5.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.5% · Q2 17.7% · Q3 9.8% · Q4 9.6% · 4Q avg 14.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.7% |
5.1%
1.4 pts better
|
5.1%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.3% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 3.2% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 3.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 98.9% |
94.3%
4.6 pts better
|
81.7%
17.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 99.1% · Q2 98.2% · Q3 99.1% · Q4 99.1% · 4Q avg 98.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 10.2% |
9.3%
0.9 pts worse
|
12.0%
1.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 10.2% · Observed 9.6% · Expected 10.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.3% |
1.5%
1.2 pts better
|
1.6%
1.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.6% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 99.1% |
94.7%
4.4 pts better
|
79.7%
19.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 99.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 23.0% |
26.2%
3.2 pts better
|
23.9%
0.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 23.0% · Observed 20.6% · Expected 21.3% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2023-04-20 · Fire 2023-04-20
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2021-05-27 · Fire 2021-05-27
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-09
K345 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-02-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-09
K921 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2025-02-09
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-09
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-02-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-01-09
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-02-09
G · Actual harm
2023-04-20
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-05-20
G · Actual harm
2023-04-20
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-05-20
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-20
F655 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-05-20
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-20
F803 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
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 2023-05-20
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-20
F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-05-20
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-05-27
F679 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2021-06-27
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$51,600
2023-04-20
Fine
Fine · fine $51,600
Fine
Ownership
Preston, Forrest
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Cross, Cindy
Corporate Officer · Individual
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Tarbet, Willard
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Thurmond, Joan
Corporate Officer · Individual
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