Life Care Centers of America

PBJ Takeaway: Life Care Centers of America

194 Facilities26 States95% For-ProfitAvg. Overall Rating: 3.5Avg. Staffing Rating: 3.3Staffing Rating: 3.3

Life Care Centers of America operates 194 nursing homes across 26 states, with 95% classified as for-profit. Its average CMS overall rating is 3.5 stars.

Across the portfolio, facilities report an average of 3.80 total nurse HPRD, including 0.70 RN hours, near the national ratio of 3.77 HPRD.

12% of Life Care Centers of America facilities meet PBJ320 high-risk criteria (e.g. special focus facility, one-star overall, abuse icon). CMS reports a total of 118 fines ($4.0 million) for the chain's nursing homes.

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Life Care Centers of America Key Metrics

Providers

194

States

Avg. Rating

3.5

Total Fines

$4.0 million

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Special Focus Facilities (SFFs)

SFF Candidates

1-Star Overall

Cited for Abuse

Avg. CMS 5-Star Rating – Life Care Centers of America

Overall

3.5

Health Inspection

2.9

Staffing

3.3

Quality Measures

4.6

Life Care Centers of America Facilities

Nursing homes affiliated with this entity. Latest quarter staffing from CMS PBJ data. Click column headers to sort.

State	Provider	City	Total HPRD	RN HPRD	Overall Rating	Staffing Rating
AZ	Desert Cove Nursing Center ⚠	Chandler	3.78	0.48	2	3
TN	Life Care Center of Tullahoma	Tullahoma	3.73	0.28	5	1
NV	Life Care Center of Las Vegas	Las Vegas	3.46	0.41	4	4
NV	Life Care Center of South Las Vegas	Las Vegas	3.95	0.57	4	3
NM	Life Care Center of Farmington	Farmington	3.54	0.75	2	4
NC	Life Care Center of Banner Elk	Banner Elk	3.04	0.41	5	2
NC	Life Care Center of Hendersonville	Hendersonville	3.71	0.94	3	2
OH	Life Care Center of Westlake	Westlake	3.62	0.61	2	4
OH	Life Care Center of Medina	Medina	3.84	0.80	3	4
OH	Mayfair Village Nursing Care C ⚠	Columbus	3.88	0.92	1	3
OH	Life Care Center of Elyria	Elyria	3.75	0.66	5	3
OR	Valley West Health Care Center	Eugene	4.57	0.63	2	4
OR	Life Care Center of Coos Bay	Coos Bay	5.19	0.72	3	4
OR	Life Care Center of Mcminnville	Mcminnville	4.50	0.63	4	3
PA	Hickory House Nursing Home	Honey Brook	3.94	0.79	5	4
RI	Cherry Hill Manor	Johnston	3.98	0.63	5	4
RI	Evergreen House Health Center	East Providence	3.79	0.53	3	4
SC	Life Care Center of Hilton Head ⚠	Hilton Head Island	3.88	1.03	2	4
SC	Life Care Center of Charleston	N Charleston	3.37	0.51	3	2
SC	Life Care Center of Columbia	Columbia	3.55	0.42	2	3
TN	Life Care Center of Crossville	Crossville	3.87	0.30	3	3
TN	Heritage Center, The	Morristown	3.52	0.62	3	3
TN	Life Care Center of Greeneville	Greeneville	3.30	0.64	3	2
NV	Life Care Center of Reno ⚠	Reno	3.94	1.08	1	3
NE	Life Care Center of Omaha ⚠	Omaha	3.88	0.52	1	3
NE	Life Care Center of Elkhorn	Elkhorn	3.64	0.55	2	3
MI	Life Care Center of Plainwell ⚠	Plainwell	3.55	0.99	1	4
MA	Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley	Billerica	4.14	0.67	2	4
MA	Life Care Center of Attleboro	Attleboro	3.91	0.43	5	3
MA	Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley	Littleton	4.29	0.73	5	4
MA	Life Care Center of Raynham	Raynham	3.70	0.55	4	4
MA	Life Care Center of Auburn	Auburn	3.74	0.52	4	3
MA	Life Care Center of Plymouth	Plymouth	3.92	0.65	5	4
MA	Life Care Center of West Bridgewater	West Bridgewater	3.74	0.77	5	4
MA	Life Care Center of Stoneham ⚠	Stoneham	3.86	0.90	3	3
MI	Rivergate Health Care Center	Riverview	3.54	0.48	3	3
MI	Rivergate Terrace	Riverview	3.64	0.29	3	3
MO	Life Care Center of St Louis	Saint Louis	3.88	0.47	3	4
MO	Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau ⚠	Cape Girardeau	3.66	0.51	1	2
MO	Life Care Center of Carrollton	Carrollton	3.54	0.24	4	3
MO	Westchester House, The	Chesterfield	3.43	0.48	2	2
MO	Life Care Center of Sullivan	Sullivan	3.49	0.58	3	3
MO	Life Care Center of Bridgeton	Bridgeton	3.99	0.35	3	2
MO	Life Care Center of Grandview ⚠	Grandview	3.26	0.33	2	2
MO	Life Care Center of Waynesville	Waynesville	3.31	0.37	2	1
MO	Northwood Hills Care Center	Humansville	3.71	0.30	3	3
MO	Life Care Center of Brookfield	Brookfield	3.61	0.57	2	4
TN	Life Care Center of Columbia	Columbia	3.85	0.54	4	3
TN	Life Care Center of Morgan County	Wartburg	3.61	0.60	2	3
AZ	Payson Care Center ⚠	Payson	3.40	0.61	3	3
TN	Life Care Center of Red Bank	Chattanooga	3.46	0.53	3	2
WA	Life Care Center of Kennewick	Kennewick	4.45	1.09	3	4
WA	Life Care Center of Federal Way	Federal Way	4.20	0.63	2	3
WA	Life Care Center of Port Orchard	Port Orchard	3.56	0.88	5	3
WA	Alderwood Manor	Spokane	3.93	1.06	3	2
WA	Life Care Center of Mount Vernon ⚠	Mount Vernon	3.96	0.82	2	3
WA	Life Care Center of Port Townsend	Port Townsend	3.75	0.85	5	3
WA	Hallmark Manor	Federal Way	3.88	0.70	3	3
WA	Life Care Center of Skagit Valley	Sedro Woolley	4.06	0.91	3	4
WA	Life Care Center of Puyallup	Puyallup	4.58	0.90	4	4
WA	Life Care Center of Kirkland	Kirkland	4.29	1.10	2	4
WA	Marysville Care Center	Marysville	4.08	1.21	3	3
WA	Cottesmore of Life Care	Gig Harbor	4.32	1.09	3	4
WA	Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal Way	Federal Way	5.41	1.51	5	5
WA	Life Care Center of South Hill	Puyallup	4.83	1.09	5	4
WY	Life Care Center of Cheyenne	Cheyenne	3.46	0.95	5	4
WY	Westview Health Care Center	Sheridan	3.28	0.71	5	3
WY	Life Care Center of Casper	Casper	4.08	1.19	4	4
TX	The Vosswood Nursing Center	Houston	—	—	4	1
TX	Wooldridge Place Nursing Center	Corpus Christi	3.74	0.39	3	3
TX	Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth	Fort Worth	4.48	0.63	3	3
TX	Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston	Houston	3.96	0.94	3	4
WA	Life Care Center of Richland	Richland	3.91	0.59	2	2
VA	Life Care Center of New Market	New Market	3.35	0.32	5	2
TX	Renaissance Park Multi Care Center	Fort Worth	3.93	0.68	2	3
TN	Life Care Center of Bruceton-Hollow Rock	Bruceton	3.56	0.43	5	2
TN	Life Care Center of Cleveland	Cleveland	3.63	0.56	4	3
TN	Life Care Center of Centerville	Centerville	3.76	0.43	4	3
TN	Life Care Center of Jefferson City	Jefferson City	3.36	0.58	3	2
TN	Lynchburg Nursing Center	Lynchburg	3.71	0.42	5	2
TN	Life Care Center of Collegedale	Collegedale	3.54	0.80	4	4
TN	Life Care Center of Athens	Athens	3.52	0.93	5	4
TN	Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care	Rutledge	3.49	0.74	4	4
TN	Life Care Center of Elizabethton	Elizabethton	3.35	0.42	3	2
TN	Life Care Center of Morristown	Morristown	3.41	0.72	4	4
TN	Life Care Center of Hixson	Hixson	3.97	0.87	4	4
TX	Life Care Center of Plano	Plano	4.00	0.54	4	4
TN	Life Care Center of Sparta	Sparta	3.55	0.37	4	1
TN	Life Care Center of Gray ⚠	Gray	3.25	0.64	1	3
TN	Life Care Center of Rhea County	Dayton	3.75	0.50	4	3
TN	Life Care Center of Hickory Woods	Antioch	4.15	0.73	5	3
TN	Life Care Center of Old Hickory Village	Old Hickory	3.94	0.54	3	3
TN	Life Care Center of Ooltewah	Ooltewah	4.29	1.11	5	4
TN	Life Care Center of Blount County	Louisville	3.78	0.81	3	3
TN	Life Care Center of East Ridge	Chattanooga	4.25	0.75	3	3
TX	Alameda Oaks Nursing Center	Corpus Christi	3.67	0.43	2	2
MA	Life Care Center of Wilbraham	Wilbraham	3.73	0.75	4	4
MA	Life Care Center of the North Shore	Lynn	3.78	0.80	5	4
MA	Oaks, The	New Bedford	3.90	0.59	4	4
MA	Highlands, The	Fitchburg	4.00	0.46	4	3
CO	Life Care Center of Aurora	Aurora	3.97	0.90	4	4
CO	Life Care Center of Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	3.97	1.22	5	4
CO	Life Care Center of Westminster	Westminster	3.64	0.61	4	2
CO	Life Care Center of Greeley	Greeley	3.69	0.68	5	4
CO	Life Care Center of Littleton	Littleton	4.03	0.72	3	4
CO	Life Care Center of Stonegate	Parker	4.43	1.18	3	3
FL	Lakeside Health Center	West Palm Beach	3.47	0.77	4	4
FL	Life Care Center of Punta Gorda	Punta Gorda	4.08	0.60	3	4
FL	Life Care Center of Melbourne	Melbourne	3.57	0.58	5	4
FL	Life Care Center of Altamonte Springs	Altamonte Springs	3.89	0.64	2	4
FL	Darcy Hall of Life Care ⚠	West Palm Beach	3.83	0.92	1	4
FL	Life Care Center of Hilliard	Hilliard	3.84	0.58	5	3
FL	Life Care Center of Winter Haven	Winter Haven	3.85	0.69	4	4
FL	Life Care Center of Citrus County	Lecanto	3.79	0.38	5	3
FL	Gardens Court	Palm Beach Gardens	3.92	1.31	5	5
FL	Life Care Center of Orange Park	Orange Park	3.79	0.45	5	3
FL	Life Care Center at Wells Crossing	Orange Park	3.66	0.36	5	3
FL	Life Care Center of Orlando	Orlando	—	—	4	—
FL	Life Care Center of Ocala	Ocala	3.91	0.69	5	4
FL	Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie	Port Saint Lucie	4.01	0.60	3	4
FL	Life Care Center of Sarasota	Sarasota	3.72	0.65	4	3
CO	Life Care Center of Longmont	Longmont	3.51	1.02	4	3
CO	Life Care Center of Evergreen	Evergreen	3.59	1.18	5	4
CO	Life Care Center of Pueblo	Pueblo	3.70	1.09	4	4
CO	Valley View Villa	Fort Morgan	3.79	1.41	5	5
AZ	Mi Casa Nursing Center ⚠	Mesa	3.82	0.69	3	4
AZ	Life Care Center of North Glendale	Glendale	3.63	0.58	4	4
AZ	Life Care Center of Yuma	Yuma	3.99	0.56	2	3
AZ	Life Care Center of Sierra Vista ⚠	Sierra Vista	3.74	0.72	2	3
AZ	Life Care Center of Tucson ⚠	Tucson	3.94	0.71	1	4
AZ	Heritage Health Care Center	Globe	3.42	0.93	5	4
AZ	Life Care Center of Scottsdale	Scottsdale	4.00	0.71	4	3
AZ	Life Care Center of Paradise Valley	Phoenix	3.89	0.57	3	3
CO	Villa Manor Care Center	Lakewood	4.26	1.03	4	4
CO	Western Hills Health Care Center	Lakewood	3.71	0.76	5	4
CO	Garden Terrace Alzheimer'S Center of Excellence	Aurora	3.88	0.79	5	5
CO	Canon Lodge Care Center ⚠	Canon City	3.66	1.22	3	3
CO	Columbine Manor Care Center	Salida	3.24	1.06	4	3
CO	Berkley Manor Care Center	Denver	3.73	0.83	5	5
CO	University Park Care Center	Pueblo	3.70	0.84	4	3
CO	Hallmark Nursing Center	Denver	3.56	0.93	3	4
CO	Evergreen Nursing Home	Alamosa	3.78	0.79	5	5
CO	Heritage Park Care Center	Carbondale	3.49	0.95	2	3
CO	San Luis Care Center	Alamosa	3.15	0.82	5	4
CO	Briarwood Health Care Center	Denver	3.88	0.78	4	4
FL	Life Care Center at Inverrary	Lauderhill	3.96	1.08	4	4
FL	Life Care Center of New Port Richey	New Port Richey	3.95	0.73	3	4
FL	Life Care Center of Estero	Estero	3.83	0.97	5	5
KS	Garden Terrace at Overland Park ⚠	Overland Park	3.83	0.57	1	4
IN	Life Care Center of Lagrange	Lagrange	3.40	0.72	4	3
IN	Life Care Center of Michigan City	Michigan City	3.52	0.61	3	3
IN	Parkview Care Center	Evansville	3.68	0.68	3	3
IN	Life Care Center of Rochester	Rochester	3.80	0.62	2	3
IN	Heritage Healthcare	West Lafayette	3.39	1.12	3	4
IN	Hammond-Whiting Care Center ⚠	Whiting	3.89	0.58	1	2
IN	Lane House, The	Crawfordsville	3.29	0.31	2	1
IN	Westside Retirement Village	Indianapolis	3.68	0.40	2	2
KS	Life Care Center of Andover ⚠	Andover	3.60	0.51	1	3
KS	Life Care Center of Kansas City	Kansas City	3.85	0.45	2	4
IN	Mitchell Manor	Mitchell	3.68	0.99	3	4
KS	Life Care Center of Burlington	Burlington	3.68	0.33	3	3
KS	Life Care Center of Wichita	Wichita	3.73	0.54	3	4
KS	Life Care Center of Seneca	Seneca	3.80	0.71	4	4
KY	Life Care Center of Morehead ⚠	Morehead	3.28	0.82	1	4
KY	Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center	Paducah	3.65	0.62	3	3
KY	Life Care Center of La Center	La Center	3.71	0.60	5	3
MA	Life Care Center of Leominster	Leominster	4.03	0.40	4	3
MA	Life Care Center of Acton	Acton	3.82	0.50	4	3
MA	Life Care Center of the South Shore	Scituate	3.76	0.60	5	3
IN	Life Care Center of Valparaiso	Valparaiso	3.26	0.73	5	3
IN	Rensselaer Care Center	Rensselaer	3.42	0.43	2	2
FL	Life Care Center of Palm Bay	Palm Bay	3.76	0.98	5	4
ID	Life Care Center of Boise	Boise	3.40	0.47	5	2
FL	Life Care Center of Jacksonville	Jacksonville	3.79	0.64	5	4
FL	Life Care Center of Pensacola	Pensacola	3.83	0.86	5	4
GA	Life Care Center of Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	3.46	0.56	5	3
GA	Camellia Gardens of Life Care	Thomasville	3.47	0.59	3	4
GA	Life Care Ctr of Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville	3.99	0.57	2	3
HI	Life Care Center of Hilo	Hilo	3.65	0.98	3	4
HI	Hale Anuenue Restorative Care	Hilo	3.64	1.02	3	4
HI	Ka Punawai Ola	Kapolei	4.11	1.68	5	4
HI	Life Care Center of Kona	Kailua Kona	3.68	1.11	3	4
ID	Life Care Center of Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls	3.93	1.09	3	3
IN	Life Care Center of Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	3.62	1.07	5	3
ID	Bridgeview Estates	Twin Falls	4.06	0.47	3	3
ID	Life Care Center of Coeur D'Alene	Coeur D Alene	4.14	0.52	2	3
ID	Life Care Center of Treasure Valley	Boise	3.93	0.73	4	4
ID	Life Care Center of Sandpoint	Sandpoint	4.04	0.71	2	4
ID	Life Care Center of Lewiston	Lewiston	3.70	0.65	5	3
ID	Life Care Center of Post Falls	Post Falls	4.42	0.59	5	3
IN	Green Valley Care Center ⚠	New Albany	3.74	0.44	3	2
IN	Life Care Center of the Willows ⚠	Valparaiso	3.67	0.80	1	4
IN	Woodlands the ⚠	Muncie	3.66	0.61	3	3
TX	Life Care Center of Haltom	Fort Worth	3.72	0.59	4	3

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Methodology

This dashboard uses CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data (2017–2025), along with other public datasets (Provider Information, Affiliated Entity). State staffing standards via MACPAC (2022).

Metrics

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD): Total staff hours ÷ average residents. Example: 350 hours for 100 residents = 3.5 HPRD.
Direct Care (excl. Admin, DON): Hours per resident day for direct care staff only (RN, LPN, CNA, NAtrn, MedAide), excluding administrative and supervisory roles.
Contract Staff %: Share of hours provided by contract staff.
Census: Average number of residents during the period.

Note: Some states set minimums (e.g., NJ, CA, NY at 3.5 HPRD); a federal 3.48 minimum was recently overturned (2025). A 2001 federal study linked 4.1 HPRD to better outcomes in that study. Staffing needs vary by resident acuity (case-mix), day, and shift. Estimates on PBJ Takeaway assume roughly 60% of staff are CNAs.

Data transparency

The PBJ Dashboard pulls directly from CMS data and is carefully vetted for accuracy. Still, sometimes a bug sneaks into the jelly. That could mean: a systemic CMS data reporting issue (e.g., Q2 2017 contract staffing, missing data in 2020 due to COVID) or there could be a coding error on our part. If you spot something that looks off, please let me know via the contact form so I can set things right.

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