Life Care Center Of Port Saint Lucie
Nursing Home · 3720 Se Jennings Rd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952 · 7723988080
B-
graded on 75% of our rubric
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Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 2.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 3.3 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 3.7 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 3.6 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 123 |
| Ownership | For Profit - Corporation |
| Operator | Port St. Lucie Operations Llc |
| Chain size | 194 facilities |
| Certified since | 1999-09-09 |
| CMS overall star | 3 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $$$$ of 5 · ~$486/day reported charge (within FL) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 0 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 31 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $0 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 0
Recent inspection findings
The 8 most recent health-inspection deficiencies on file with CMS, newest first. Severity is the CMS scope/severity scale (A–L); G and above mean actual harm or immediate jeopardy. "Corrected" shows the date the facility certified the fix.
| Date | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0684) | D | corrected 2025-11-15 |
| 2025-10-15 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0692) | D | corrected 2025-11-15 |
| 2025-09-11 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies, tag 0610) | D | corrected 2025-10-11 |
| 2025-04-01 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies, tag 0609) | D | corrected 2025-05-02 |
| 2025-02-20 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0684) | D | corrected 2025-03-24 |
| 2024-12-04 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0585) | D | corrected 2024-12-28 |
| 2024-08-08 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0550) | E | corrected 2024-09-01 |
| 2024-08-08 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0561) | D | corrected 2024-09-01 |
Staffing
Nurse hours per resident per day (CMS Payroll-Based Journal) — the strongest objective predictor of care. "Expected" is what CMS's case-mix model says this facility's resident acuity calls for.
- Total nurse staffing: 4.08 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.63 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 3.69 · FL 3.66)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 0.64 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.64 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 2.30 · LPN 1.14 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 3.49 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.22 for this facility's resident acuity — at or above expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 40.8% · RN turnover 60.0% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.31 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 8 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. The quarterly column shows the four most recent quarters (Q1→Q4); benchmarks are the national percentile and the FL state median.
| Measure | 4-qtr avg | Quarterly (Q1→Q4) | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 6.5% | 6.8 → 5.1 → 7.1 → 7 | worse than 76% of US homes · FL median 4.4% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 1.5% | 1.5 → 1 → 1.1 → 2.7 | worse than 63% of US homes · FL median 1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 0.4% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 1.3 | better than 69% of US homes · FL median 0.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 8.7% | 8.6 → 11.5 → 8.7 → 6.4 | better than 72% of US homes · FL median 8.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 8% | 8.3 → 8.3 → 6.3 → 8.9 | better than 74% of US homes · FL median 7.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 1.4% | 1.5 → 0 → 1.5 → 2.5 | better than 76% of US homes · FL median 2.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 6.8% | 9.1 → 9.8 → 5 → 4.3 | better than 80% of US homes · FL median 7.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 100% of US homes · FL median 0% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $486/day · $$$$ (price tier 4 of 5 among Florida nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 46% Medicaid · 25% Medicare · 29% other/private · 93% occupancy
- Florida median (quoted rates): $340/day semi-private · $400/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Hospitals serving St. Lucie County
Hospitals in the same county — those with an emergency department first, then by CMS hospital star rating. Useful for transfers and emergencies.
| Hospital | City | ER | CMS star | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | Fort Pierce | Yes | 1★ | Acute care |
| St Lucie Medical Center | Port Saint Lucie | Yes | 1★ | Acute care |
| Port St Lucie Hospital | Port Saint Lucie | Yes | — | Psychiatric |
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our St. Lucie County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.