Overview
Life Care Center of Ocala has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Florida average of 3.3. It is the highest-rated of the 10 nursing homes in Ocala. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 70% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 15, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Florida average of 7.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Florida nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Ocala is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 115 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 10%
Top 7%
Top 9%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.88 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.68 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.94 hrs
- Nurse aides2.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 115
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 5, 1999
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes