Port Saint Lucie · 0.9 mi
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⌖ Port Saint Lucie, FL · St. Lucie County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds123
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie
Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Port Saint Lucie, FL. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Florida is 3.3.
- Inspections: 12 problems at its last full inspection (Jan 2026), more than the Florida average of 7.1. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 59 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Florida average of 3 hr 49 min. About 38% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameLife Care Center Of Port Saint Lucie
LocationSt. Lucie County, Florida
Phone(772) 398-8080
Address3720 Se Jennings Rd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952 · St. Lucie County
Medicare provider number106012
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyLife Care Centers of America · 194 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 9, 1999 (27 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Sep 2025No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Sep 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 59 min a dayFlorida average: 3 hr 49 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident42 min a dayFlorida average: 44 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover38% a yearFlorida average: 41%About average
Things to ask about
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- Health citations at last inspection12 (Jan 2026)Florida average: 7.1.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Florida average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital25.3%State average: 26.1%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit8.0%State average: 9.1%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.6%State average: 1.5%About average
Physical therapist time: about 9 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is more than the state average of 6 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; if rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.1%State average: 2.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.1%State average: 4.5%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs7.6%State average: 8.6%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.2State average: 2.1About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Florida average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Florida, Medicaid pays for 61% of resident days at a typical home.
- 46% Medicaid
- 25% Medicare
- 29% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average93%Florida typical: 91%
Facility operating cost per resident day$358Florida typical: $351
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 6 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.0
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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