LIFE CARE CENTER OF SARASOTA

★ 4-star For-profit
4
Overall
3
Health inspection
3
Staffing
5
Quality measures

Facility details

CCN106025
Ownership typeFor profit - Individual
Legal business nameSARASOTA SNF OPERATIONS LLC
ChainLIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA
Certified beds120
Average residents per day106.5
Provider typeMedicare and Medicaid
Located in hospitalNo
First certified2000-06-29
Resident & family councilResident
Sprinklers in all required areasYes
Changed ownership in last 12 monthsNo
Continuing care retirement communityNo
CountyManatee County

Staffing

Florida minimum staffing standard

Florida requires a weekly average of 3.6 hours of direct care per resident per day. This facility reports 3.72 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day — at or above that benchmark by 0.12 hours. CMS reported hours are an annual average and are not a compliance finding.

Nurse aide hours2.27
LPN hours0.89
RN hours0.58
Total nurse hours3.75
Weekend total nurse hours3.29
Total nursing staff turnover45.2%
RN turnover69.0%
Administrators who left0

Penalties & enforcement

$18,780
Total fines
2
Fines issued
0
Payment denials
DateTypeAmount
2025-09-18Fine$6,380
2025-09-18Fine$12,400

Health inspection citations

19
Total health citations
0
Actual harm or worse (G–L)
0
Immediate jeopardy (J–L)

Most recent citations (up to 40 shown):

DateTagCategoryScope
2025-09-180558Resident Rights DeficienciesD
2025-09-180609Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation DeficienciesD
2025-09-180656Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesD
2025-09-180688Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2025-09-180689Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesE
2025-09-180759Pharmacy Service DeficienciesD
2025-09-180867Administration DeficienciesD
2025-05-230689Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2023-04-130644Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesD
2023-04-130645Resident Assessment and Care Planning DeficienciesE
2023-04-130690Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2023-04-130698Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2023-04-130758Pharmacy Service DeficienciesD
2021-06-170550Resident Rights DeficienciesD
2021-06-170623Resident Rights DeficienciesD
2021-06-170625Resident Rights DeficienciesD
2021-06-170677Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2021-06-170692Quality of Life and Care DeficienciesD
2021-06-170758Pharmacy Service DeficienciesD

Scope/severity: A–F no actual harm · G–I actual harm · J–L immediate jeopardy.

Ownership

PRESTON, FORRESTINDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTNOT APPLICABLE
CONGER, DAVIDMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYNOT APPLICABLE
PRESTON, AARONMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYNOT APPLICABLE
SALAS, JULIEMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYNOT APPLICABLE
CROSS, CINDYCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
HENRY, TERRYCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
THURMOND, JOANCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
CONGER, DAVIDOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
FLETCHER, TODDOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
GELVIN, CHRISOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
LAY, LISAOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
PRESTON, AARONOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
PRESTON, AUBREYOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
PRESTON, FORRESTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
SALAS, JULIEOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
SWANKER, RICHARDOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
ZIEGLER, JAMESOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
CONGER, DAVIDADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
GELVIN, CHRISADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
PRESTON, FORRESTADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE

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