Overview
Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 3rd of 6 nursing homes in Port Saint Lucie. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 79% 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 29, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Florida average of 7.1. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Florida nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie is a for-profit facility with 123 certified beds, caring for about 112 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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff4.06 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.04 hrs
- Nurse aides2.31 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 112
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 9, 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