For profit - Individual ·
120 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
4
Overall CMS Rating
★★★★☆
Life Care Center Of Sarasota is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sarasota, Florida. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.72 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 18, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★★★☆ 4/5
Health Inspections
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Staffing
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
How Life Care Center Of Sarasota compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
Metric
This facility
Florida avg
National avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.72
3.86
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.65
0.73
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.26
2.34
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
45.0%
42.3%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
8.0
7.3
9.5
above avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.72
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.65
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.81
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.26
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.27
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
45.0%
Registered Nurses
60.9%
Administrator Changes0 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Sep 18, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
8
Total Deficiencies Found
54
Health Inspection Score
0
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Life Care Center Of Sarasota
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.Administration Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 23, 2025
Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesResident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 13, 2023
Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 13, 2023
Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 13, 2023
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 13, 2023
About This Facility
Address
8104 Tuttle Ave Sarasota, FL 34243
CMS Certification #
106025
Ownership
For profit - Individual
Certified Beds
120
Avg Residents/Day
111.3
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
2000-06-29
Chain
Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
194
Facilities Nationwide
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Life Care Center Of Sarasota an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Life Care Center Of Sarasota reports 3.72 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
Life Care Center Of Sarasota is certified for 120 beds.
Admissions at Life Care Center Of Sarasota
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