LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA

Nurse hours

4.17 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Life Care Center of Casper runs a 120-bed for-profit operation where the staffing numbers are genuinely better than most. At 4.17 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 8% above the national average, and its CMS staffing and quality ratings both come in at the top of the scale. Weekend coverage dips roughly 14% below weekday levels, and turnover runs 44.2%, essentially in line with the national figure, not an outlier in either direction. The inspection record is where it gets more mixed: 16 deficiencies on file, none at harm or jeopardy level, but one tied to abuse. The last survey was in October 2024.

Nurse hours

3.71 /day

Staff turnover

38%

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Life Care Center of Evergreen runs a corporate-owned, 120-bed operation that just earned strong marks across all three federal ratings, with its most recent inspection in May 2025 finding no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level. Nurse staffing sits at 3.71 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 12% leaner than weekdays, worth asking about if your family member needs more attention on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover lands at 37.5%, which is meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, suggesting people tend to stay. Eleven total deficiencies on record, none abuse-related.

Nurse hours

4.22 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Life Care Center Of Nashoba Valley runs on 4.22 nurse hours per resident day, about 9% above the national average, and its staff turnover of 38.5% sits below the national 45.8%, both signs of a steadier operation than most. Weekend staffing drops roughly 13% from weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays and Sundays. The record shows 15 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, worth a direct question. Inspectors were last in on August 14, 2025. For-profit, LLC-owned, 120 beds.

Nurse hours

3.92 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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Life Care Center of Sandpoint runs 124 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.92 hours per resident day, just above the national average of 3.86. That edge shrinks on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 17% below the home's own weekday level, so families should ask who's actually on the floor on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover is 35.8%, meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to know residents' routines. The tradeoff shows up in inspections: 38 deficiencies on the current record and a 2-star health inspection rating, though none reached harm or jeopardy level and none were abuse-related. The most recent inspection was July 25, 2025.

Nurse hours

3.39 /day

Staff turnover

30%

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Life Care Center of North Glendale runs 223 beds under corporate ownership, and its inspection record is the strongest part of the story: 28 deficiencies on file, but none at the harm or jeopardy level, and the last full inspection came back in July 2023. Staffing is where it gets thinner. At 3.39 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 12 percent under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 11 percent below its own weekday coverage. Turnover, though, is genuinely low at 29.6 percent against a 45.8 percent national figure, which suggests people tend to stay. That combination, stable staff, modest hours, clean inspections, is what's driving the grade.

Nurse hours

3.75 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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Life Care Center of Paradise Valley runs 210 beds under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.75 hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86. Weekends thin out further, roughly 14% below the home's own weekday coverage. What stands out is retention: 25.3% turnover against a national 45.8%, meaning aides and nurses here tend to stay, which matters for residents who need consistent hands. The tradeoff shows up in oversight. Inspectors cited 28 deficiencies, 11 of them abuse-related, though none rose to harm or jeopardy, and the last visit was recent. Quality measures score well; the inspection record is the weaker half of the picture.

Nurse hours

3.90 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Briarwood runs 201 certified beds in Denver under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.90 hours per resident day, barely above the national average of 3.86, roughly a 1% edge. Weekends drop about 10% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the floor is thinner when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 44.3%, essentially matching the national rate of 45.8%. The current inspection record shows 22 deficiencies, five of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none involve abuse. One fine totaling $9,110 is on file, and the last inspection was October 2024. Quality measures score high; the inspection history is where the problems concentrate.

Nurse hours

3.91 /day

Staff turnover

38%

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Life Care Center Of Punta Gorda runs 180 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits just barely above the national average, 3.91 nurse hours per resident day versus 3.86 nationwide. That margin is thin, and weekends run about 12% lighter than weekdays, so coverage isn't uniform across the week. Staff turnover comes in at 38.3%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which suggests people tend to stay. The current inspection record shows six deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus a single fine of $8,151; the most recent state visit was July 2024. Quality measures score well, but the two-star health inspection rating is where the real caution lies.

Nurse hours

3.59 /day

Staff turnover

27%

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Life Care Center of Melbourne runs 120 certified beds in Brevard County under corporate for-profit ownership, and its numbers are mostly steady. Nurse staffing sits at 3.59 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 11% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. Turnover is where it separates itself: 26.5% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning far fewer people cycling through the building. Inspections show 12 deficiencies on record with none at harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, and the most recent visit was in September 2025.

Nurse hours

3.82 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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Life Care Center of Citrus County runs 120 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.82 hours per resident day, just under the national average of 3.86. That thin margin gets thinner on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 11% below the home's own weekday level. Turnover is 41.5%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the team here is somewhat more stable than average. The current record shows 13 deficiencies, including four at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, worth asking about directly, even though the most recent inspection came recently, in February 2026.

Nurse hours

4.02 /day

Staff turnover

35%

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Ka Punawai Ola runs a tale of two ratings. Its staffing sits at 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, and turnover of 34.6% is well below the national 45.8%, people here tend to stay. But the health inspection side tells a different story: 38 deficiencies on record, two of them at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with a 2/5 inspection star and $13,343 in fines. Weekend staffing also drops about 12% below weekday levels. The last inspection was in April 2025, so the record is current. A for-profit corporation operates the 120-bed home. Strong quality measures and staffing don't erase that inspection history, read the deficiency details before deciding.

Nurse hours

3.60 /day

Staff turnover

23%

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Life Care Center Of Valparaiso runs on county ownership, and the numbers mostly hold up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.60 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 11% below its own weekday level, worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays. What stands out is retention: 23.3% turnover against a national 45.8% means aides and nurses tend to stay, which matters more for daily care than a staffing headline. The inspection record is clean where it counts, 17 deficiencies on file, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, with a January 2026 inspection keeping it current.

Nurse hours

3.60 /day

Staff turnover

38%

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Life Care Center of Wichita runs 120 certified beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.60 nurse hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip roughly 7% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Turnover is the brighter spot: 37.8% against a national 45.8% means fewer unfamiliar faces than at the typical home. The health inspection record shows 15 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, though none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was March 2025. Strong quality and staffing marks sit alongside that inspection history, read it as a home doing well on care measures with some compliance gaps worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

3.57 /day

Staff turnover

26%

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Life Care Center Of La Center runs a tight ship on the things inspectors catch. Three deficiencies on the current record, none at the harm level, none tied to abuse, and a five-star health inspection rating behind that. Staff turnover sits at 25.9%, well under the 45.8% national average, which matters for whether your mother sees the same faces month to month. The tradeoff is coverage: 3.57 nurse hours per resident day is about 8% under the national figure, and weekends drop roughly 14% below the home's own weekday staffing. Recent inspection, February 2026. Corporate-owned, for profit.

Nurse hours

4.02 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Life Care Center Of Leominster runs 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, so direct care time is not the problem here. The catch is weekends, when staffing drops roughly 12% below its own weekday level, that gap matters if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Turnover sits at 42.9%, slightly better than the national figure but still four in ten staff leaving in a year. The current record shows 20 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though three are abuse-related, which is worth asking about directly. The last inspection was August 2025, so the picture is recent.

Nurse hours

3.86 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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The Highlands sits at 168 certified beds in Fitchburg, run by a for-profit limited liability company, and its staffing comes in at 3.86 nurse hours per resident day, essentially identical to the national average, so there's no extra cushion of care here. Weekend coverage drops about 12% below its own weekday levels, a gap worth asking about if your family visits or needs help on Saturdays and Sundays. The stronger signals: staff turnover is 24.8%, well under the national 45.8%, and 17 deficiencies on record include none tied to harm, jeopardy, or abuse, with the state in as recently as November 2025.

Nurse hours

3.83 /day

Staff turnover

34%

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Life Care Center Of West Bridgewater runs a tight operation on the clinical side. The health inspection record is clean at the 5-star level, with 11 deficiencies cited and none involving harm, jeopardy, or abuse, and the last survey was recent, from November 2025, so that picture is current. Nurse staffing sits at 3.83 hours per resident day, a hair under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below weekday coverage, which is the kind of gap families feel on Sunday afternoons. Turnover at 34% is meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for your relative are more likely to stick around. Corporate ownership, 150 beds. The weak spot is consistency of coverage, not quality of care.

Nurse hours

4.00 /day

Staff turnover

32%

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Life Care Center of Stoneham runs a 94-bed for-profit operation, and the staffing picture is its strongest card: 4.00 nurse hours per resident day, about 4% above the national average, with a 4-star staffing rating to match. Turnover sits at 32%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. Now the harder part. The current record carries 31 deficiencies, including 5 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $39,559. Weekend staffing drops roughly 10% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. The last inspection was September 2025. Ask about those harm-level findings and the abuse citations directly.

Nurse hours

3.56 /day

Staff turnover

22%

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Life Care Center Of Las Vegas runs 178 beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.56 nurse hours per resident day, about 8% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip roughly 13% below its own weekday coverage, so if your visits land on a Saturday or Sunday, expect a thinner floor. What stands out is retention: 21.6% annual turnover against a national average of 45.8%, meaning the people caring for your relative are more likely to still be there next year. The tradeoff shows up in its record, 29 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy. The most recent inspection was January 9, 2026.

Nurse hours

3.80 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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Life Care Center Of Medina runs 149 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits just under the national mark at 3.80 nurse hours per resident day. The number worth noticing is turnover: 28.6% against a national average of 45.8%, which suggests aides and nurses are staying put longer than at most homes. Weekend coverage dips about 7% below weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays. The inspection record shows 33 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but one tied to abuse, worth asking about directly. Last inspected January 2024. --- **Word count:** 99. Let me expand to hit the 110-140 range. Life Care Center Of Medina runs 149 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits just under the national mark at 3.80 hours per resident day. The number worth noticing is turnover: 28.6% against a national average of 45.8%, which suggests aides and nurses are staying put longer than at most homes, that stability tends to matter more day to day than a few minutes of staffing either way. Weekend coverage dips roughly 7% below weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays. The inspection record shows 33 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but one tied to abuse; ask about that directly. Last inspected January 2024. --- **Word count:** 120.

Nurse hours

4.07 /day

Staff turnover

37%

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Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston runs on 4.07 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86, though weekends dip roughly 12% below its own weekday coverage. Staff turnover sits at 37.4%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters for consistency of care. The inspection record is clean where it counts: 13 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, no abuse citations, and one fine of $6,201. Its last inspection was January 2026, so the picture is current, and CMS rates it 5 stars for both health inspections and quality measures. Corporate for-profit ownership is the one thing to keep an eye on.

Nurse hours

3.92 /day

Staff turnover

25%

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Evergreen House runs 160 certified beds in East Providence under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.92 hours per resident day, slightly above the national figure of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops roughly 13% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so families should ask how that gap gets managed. Annual turnover is 24.5%, well under the national 45.8%, which suggests less churn than most places. Inspectors were last on site in July 2025 and logged 21 deficiencies, none causing harm or jeopardy; two were abuse-related. All three CMS star ratings, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, come in at 4 out of 5.

Nurse hours

4.18 /day

Staff turnover

51%

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Alderwood Manor runs a for-profit partnership with 85 beds in Spokane, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.18 hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average of 3.86. That headline number has a soft spot, though: weekends drop about 22% below the home's own weekday staffing, and annual turnover is 51.4%, higher than the 45.8% national figure. The stronger concern is the record itself. Fifty-nine deficiencies, including three at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with a February 2026 inspection date and a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating. Quality measures look strong at 5 out of 5, but that paperwork score doesn't erase what surveyors actually found.

Nurse hours

3.74 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Western Hills runs a tight inspection record, zero deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent state visit came in late February 2024. The catch is the abuse-related citations: four of them sit on the current record, which is worth asking about directly, since those don't require actual harm to be written up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.74 hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday coverage, a pattern families notice on Saturday afternoons. Turnover at 42.7% is slightly better than the national figure, and the corporate owner is for-profit, so ask where the money goes.

Nurse hours

3.92 /day

Staff turnover

32%

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Garden Terrace runs 120 certified beds in Aurora under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers hold up reasonably well, 3.92 nurse hours per resident day sits just above the national average, and turnover at 31.6% is well below the 45.8% typical elsewhere, which matters for whether your family sees the same faces month to month. Weekend coverage drops about 10% from weekday levels, so visit timing is worth thinking about. Inspections came back at 4 of 5 stars and the most recent was May 2025, but the record shows 12 deficiencies, 4 of them abuse-related, none at harm or jeopardy level. That mix is the real story here.

Nurse hours

4.16 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Life Care Center of Colorado Springs runs on more nursing hours than most homes, 4.16 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and that staffing holds up reasonably well on weekends, dipping about 12% rather than collapsing. Turnover sits at 43.8%, a hair better than the national 45.8%, so the faces here aren't churning quite as fast as elsewhere. The catch is the inspection record: 10 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to put residents at real risk of harm, and $45,171 in fines. A February 2026 inspection is recent enough to take seriously. Strong daily care, but the mistakes that did occur were not minor ones.

Nurse hours

3.56 /day

Staff turnover

30%

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Lakeside Health Center runs about 107 certified beds in West Palm Beach under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits roughly 8% under the national average at 3.56 nurse hours per resident day. Weekends dip another 10% below its own weekday levels, which is worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Turnover is the bright spot: 30% against a national 45.8% means aides and nurses tend to stick around, and stability matters more than raw hours for daily care. The inspection record shows 15 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though three are abuse-related and deserve a direct question. Last inspected December 2025, so the record is recent.

Nurse hours

3.71 /day

Staff turnover

49%

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Life Care Center of Pensacola holds a five-star record on both health inspections and quality measures, with just three deficiencies on file and none tied to harm or abuse, a clean sheet that's genuinely hard to come by. Its inspection in September 2025 was recent, so what's on the record reflects current conditions rather than a stale snapshot. The softer spot is staffing: 3.71 nurse hours per resident day sits about 4% under the national average, weekend coverage drops roughly 12% below the home's own weekday level, and turnover runs 49.2% against a national 45.8%. That combination, strong oversight, thinner hands on weekends, is worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

3.71 /day

Staff turnover

49%

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Life Care Center Of Lagrange runs about 3.71 nurse hours per resident each day, roughly 4% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 8% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Annual turnover sits at 49.1%, a few points above the national figure, so the aides and nurses your family sees may change fairly often. The record itself is cleaner than average: nine deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection dated April 2026. A for-profit corporation owns the 87-bed building. Quality and health inspection scores are strong; staffing is the softer spot, especially on weekends.

Nurse hours

3.48 /day

Staff turnover

52%

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Life Care Center of Kansas City runs on thinner nurse coverage than most homes, 3.48 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 15% below its own weekday levels. That staffing pattern comes with 52.2% annual turnover, higher than the 45.8% national figure, which means the people caring for residents keep changing. The inspection record shows 61 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, though none tied to abuse; the last survey was in August 2025, so the picture is reasonably current. The quality measure scores look strong and the health inspection score doesn't, which is a split worth asking about directly when you visit.