Life Care Center Of Punta Gorda ratings, inspections, staffing, and fines

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How this home got 3 stars

The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.

Health inspections

starting point

Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Florida.
Staffing

no change

Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
Quality measures

+1 star

Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
Overall

3 of 5

Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.

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Where it sits among Florida homes

Life Care Center Of Punta Gorda carries 49.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 40% of Florida's 691 rated homes.

Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Florida: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.

5★ 0–8 pts
4★ 8–25 pts
3★ 25–46 pts
2★ 46–85 pts
1★ over 85 pts

Bars show every rated home in Florida by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.

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What inspectors found

6 health citations on record since 2021. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.

One resident or a fewA patternWidespread

Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death

J 0 50 pts

K 0 100 pts

L 0 150 pts

Actual harmA resident was hurt

G 1 20 pts

H 0 35 pts

I 0 45 pts

Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been

D 3 4 pts

E 2 8 pts

F 0 16 pts

Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems

A 0 0 pts

B 0 0 pts

C 0 0 pts

Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.

Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.

Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)

G

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

July 25, 2024 · Complaint inspection · Quality of Life and Care · F689 · Corrected October 10, 2024

Everything else, by area of care

Quality of Life and Care3E

E
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
July 25, 2024 · Standard · F680 · Corrected August 15, 2024
D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
July 25, 2024 · Standard · F684 · Corrected August 25, 2024
D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
July 25, 2024 · Standard · F690 · Corrected August 25, 2024

Infection Control1E

E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
July 25, 2024 · Standard · F880 · Corrected August 25, 2024

Pharmacy Service1D

D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
September 2, 2021 · Standard · F761 · Corrected October 2, 2021

Inspection history

2024-07-25
5 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2023-04-13
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2021-09-02
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)

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Nursing time per resident, per day

Each resident here gets about 4 h 5 min of nursing staff time a day, 39 min of it from a registered nurse.

This home

4 h 5 min

Florida average

3 h 51 min

U.S. average

3 h 54 min

Registered nurse
Licensed practical nurse
Nurse aide

Turnover: 40% of nursing staff and 35% of registered nurses left in the past year.

Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.

5

Fines and payment denials

$8,151 in federal fines on record over the past three years.

Date	Penalty	Amount
2024-07-25	Fine	$8,151

6

Resident outcomes

Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.

Measure	This home	State	U.S.
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.1 pts better	0.9	2.0	1.8
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.3 pts better	0.8	1.1	1.7
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.6 pts better	100.0%	98.4%	93.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.6 pts better	100.0%	99.4%	95.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.1 pts better	2.4%	2.5%	3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.2 pts better	1.2%	5.4%	13.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts worse	6.1%	5.5%	5.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication9.3 pts worse	23.2%	13.9%	19.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.5 pts worse	16.2%	8.7%	15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened5 pts better	3.4%	8.4%	12.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.4 pts better	3.9%	8.3%	13.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.4 pts better	0.2%	0.6%	1.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence5.5 pts better	4.0%	9.5%	18.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.4 pts better	2.0%	4.4%	4.5%
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine4.4 pts better	100.0%	95.6%	82.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2 pts better	6.9%	8.9%	11.8%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts worse	1.5%	1.4%	1.5%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.7 pts better	100.0%	96.3%	80.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.9 pts better	22.9%	25.8%	23.4%

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Who owns and runs it

25 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.

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Name	Role	Share	Homes
Cross, Cindy	Corporate Officer · Individual	0%	183 facilities
Developers Investment Company Inc	Direct Ownership Interest · Organization	0%	71 facilities
Developers Investment Company Inc	Operational/Managerial Control · Organization	0%	71 facilities
Fletcher, Todd	Operational/Managerial Control · Individual	0%	165 facilities
Henry, Terry	Corporate Officer · Individual	0%	159 facilities
Lay, Lisa	Corporate Officer · Individual	0%	166 facilities
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.	Operational/Managerial Control · Organization	0%	194 facilities
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.	Adp Of The SNF · Organization	0%	194 facilities
Mazzo, Michele	Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual	0%	1 facilities
Mazzo, Michele	Operational/Managerial Control · Individual	0%	1 facilities
Muscati, Stephanie	Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual	0%	1 facilities
Muscati, Stephanie	Operational/Managerial Control · Individual	0%	1 facilities
Muscati, Stephanie	Adp Of The SNF · Individual	0%	1 facilities
Preston, Aaron	Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual	0%	18 facilities
Preston, Aaron	Operational/Managerial Control · Individual	0%	18 facilities
Preston, Aubrey	Operational/Managerial Control · Individual	0%	162 facilities
Preston, Forrest	Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual	0%	170 facilities
Preston, Forrest	Adp Of The SNF · Individual	0%	170 facilities
Punta Gorda Medical Investors LLC	Operational/Managerial Control · Organization	0%	1 facilities
Punta Gorda Medical Investors LLC	Adp Of The SNF · Organization	0%	1 facilities
Ruano, Odel	Operational/Managerial Control · Individual	0%	1 facilities
Ruano, Odel	Adp Of The SNF · Individual	0%	1 facilities
Swanker, Richard	Corporate Officer · Individual	0%	168 facilities
Thurmond, Joan	Corporate Officer · Individual	0%	191 facilities
Ziegler, James	Operational/Managerial Control · Individual	0%	165 facilities

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Fire safety

3 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.

Smoke2F

F
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
July 25, 2024 · K325 · Corrected August 15, 2024
D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
July 25, 2024 · K324 · Corrected August 15, 2024

Egress1F

F
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
July 25, 2024 · K225 · Corrected August 15, 2024

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