Cycle 1
Health 2024-07-25 · Fire 2024-07-25
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Punta Gorda, FL
Life Care Center Of Punta Gorda
3-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $8,151 in total fines with 5 recent health deficiencies with 3 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
450 Shreve Street, Punta Gorda, FL
(941) 639-8771
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 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
180
Certified beds
Average residents
146
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Life Care Centers Of America
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1980-01-01
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
0.60
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.99
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.50
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.08
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.58
RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.72
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.37
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.06
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.62
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.23
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.32
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
35%
Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
40%
Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
7,629
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
29.20
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9853
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
1.11
Baseline 23.70% · Performance 22.62% · Measure score 1.11 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 1.11
Healthcare-associated infections
1.49
Baseline 8.54% · Performance 7.83% · Measure score 1.49 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 1.49
Total nurse turnover
6.26
Baseline 38.84% · Performance 38.09% · Measure score 6.26 · Achievement 6.26 · Improvement 0.03
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.82
Baseline 3.82 hours · Performance 3.88 hours · Measure score 2.82 · Achievement 2.82 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.5% |
10.72%
0.8 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 536 · Observed rate 10.26% · Lower 95% interval 9.3% |
| Discharge to community | 65.49% |
50.57%
14.9 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 521 · Observed rate 64.11% · Lower 95% interval 60.29% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.89 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 341 · Denominator 341 |
| Falls with major injury | 1.47% |
0.77%
0.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 341 |
| Discharge self-care score | 75.41% |
53.69%
21.7 pts better
|
Numerator 184 · Denominator 244 |
| Discharge mobility score | 70.49% |
50.94%
19.5 pts better
|
Numerator 172 · Denominator 244 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 1.17% |
2.29%
1.1 pts better
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 341 · Adjusted rate 1.25% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.83% |
7.12%
0.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 341 · Observed rate 7.04% · Lower 95% interval 5.71% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 7.34% |
8.2%
0.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 19 · Denominator 259 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 20.12% |
42%
21.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 69 · Denominator 343 |
| Discharge function score | 77.05% |
56.45%
20.6 pts better
|
Numerator 188 · Denominator 244 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 82 · Denominator 82 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 99.52% |
96.28%
3.2 pts better
|
Numerator 208 · Denominator 209 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 29.11% |
25.2%
3.9 pts better
|
Numerator 46 · Denominator 158 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
2.1
1.3 pts better
|
1.9
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.9 |
1.2
0.3 pts better
|
1.8
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.9 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 1.6 · 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 | 3.5% |
2.6%
0.9 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.7% · Q2 4.3% · Q3 3.5% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 3.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.2% |
3.7%
3.5 pts better
|
11.4%
11.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 3.2% |
5.9%
2.7 pts better
|
5.4%
2.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.0% · Q2 2.9% · Q3 4.0% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 20.8% |
15.7%
5.1 pts worse
|
19.6%
1.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.0% · Q2 21.4% · Q3 20.0% · Q4 22.8% · 4Q avg 20.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 16.4% |
9.8%
6.6 pts worse
|
16.7%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.8% · Q2 17.8% · Q3 16.1% · Q4 17.8% · 4Q avg 16.4% · 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 | 5.0% |
11.7%
6.7 pts better
|
16.3%
11.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.4% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 10.5% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 5.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 2.8% |
9.8%
7 pts better
|
14.9%
12.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.1% · Q2 1.1% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 4.4% · 4Q avg 2.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.4%
0.4 pts better
|
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% · 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 | 4.6% |
12.5%
7.9 pts better
|
19.8%
15.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 8.8% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 4.6% · 4Q avg 4.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 2.2% |
5.1%
2.9 pts better
|
5.1%
2.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.6% · Q2 2.1% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 1.3% · 4Q avg 2.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.8% |
94.3%
5.5 pts better
|
81.7%
18.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 99.6% · Q2 99.6% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 7.2% |
9.3%
2.1 pts better
|
12.0%
4.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 7.2% · Observed 6.7% · Expected 10.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.7% |
1.5%
0.8 pts better
|
1.6%
0.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 0.5% · Q3 0.5% · Q4 1.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 99.6% |
94.7%
4.9 pts better
|
79.7%
19.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 99.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 23.2% |
26.2%
3 pts better
|
23.9%
0.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 23.2% · Observed 20.5% · Expected 21.1% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2023-04-13 · Fire 2023-04-13
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2021-09-02 · Fire 2021-09-02
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-25
K225 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2024-08-15
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-25
K325 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Corrected 2024-08-15
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-25
K324 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-08-15
Inspection history
Recent health citations
G · Actual harm
2024-07-25
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 2024-10-10
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-25
F680 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Corrected 2024-08-15
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-25
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-25
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-25
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-08-25
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2021-09-02
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2021-10-02
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$8,151
2024-07-25
Fine
Fine · fine $8,151
Fine
Ownership
Preston, Forrest
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Cross, Cindy
Corporate Officer · Individual
Developers Investment Company Inc
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Fletcher, Todd
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Henry, Terry
Corporate Officer · Individual
Lay, Lisa
Corporate Officer · Individual
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Mazzo, Michele
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Muscati, Stephanie
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Preston, Aaron
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Preston, Aubrey
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Punta Gorda Medical Investors LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Ruano, Odel
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Swanker, Richard
Corporate Officer · Individual
Thurmond, Joan
Corporate Officer · Individual
Ziegler, James
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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