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Life Care Centers of America nursing homes

194 nursing homes with 25,340 beds in Tennessee (26), Colorado (22), Florida (21), Indiana (15), Massachusetts (15), Washington (15), Arizona (10), Missouri (10), Idaho (8), Texas (8), Kansas (6), Hawaii (4), Ohio (4), Georgia (3), Kentucky (3), Michigan (3), Nevada (3), Oregon (3), South Carolina (3), Wyoming (3), Nebraska (2), North Carolina (2), Rhode Island (2), New Mexico (1), Pennsylvania (1), Virginia (1).

Average overall
3.4 of 5
Fines, 3 years
$3,340,375
Special focus
0 + 3 candidates
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15 homes

CMS affiliated entity 311 · data as of September 1, 2026

The group's record in brief

CMS links 194 certified nursing homes in 26 states to Life Care Centers of America: 186 for profit, 1 nonprofit, 7 government run. 186 of them are certified for Medicaid.

Across the inspections on file, the group's homes carry 4,952 health citations; 231 citations were rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, 69 of them immediate jeopardy. At their latest standard inspections the homes averaged 6.9 health deficiencies (national average 9.2).

84 homes in the group were fined in the last three years, $3,340,375 in all across 124 fines. Average nursing staff turnover across its homes was 41.4% (national 45.8%).

Staffing across the group

Daily payroll records from 193 homes in the group for January to March 2026, added up: hours worked by nursing staff divided by resident days. Weekend staffing ran 17% below weekdays.

Hours per resident per dayThis groupUnited States
All nursing staff3.783.75
Registered nurses0.710.62
Weekdays3.973.92
Weekends3.303.33
Share of nursing hours by contract staff1.2%5.3%

Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing. Weekend staffing in every state.

Life Care Centers of America homes by state

StateHomesAverage starsFines, 3 yearsSpecial focus
Tennessee263.3$104,079
Colorado224.0$295,903
Florida214.3$65,889
Indiana152.9$303,376
Massachusetts154.0$201,278
Washington153.3$668,208
Arizona102.8$91,055
Missouri102.5$338,089
Idaho83.6$38,935
Texas83.0$415,693
Kansas62.7$197,4771
Hawaii43.8$44,777
Ohio43.3$0
Georgia33.3$7,020
Kentucky33.7$20,853
Michigan32.3$180,245
Nevada32.0$50,2632
Oregon32.7$62,868
South Carolina32.0$25,082
Wyoming34.0$24,915
Nebraska21.0$57,936
North Carolina23.5$40,986
Rhode Island24.5$6,201
New Mexico13.0$99,247
Pennsylvania15.0$0
Virginia15.0$0

How the group's homes are rated

194 of its homes have a CMS overall rating. The national average is 3 stars. CMS's own chain averages: 3.4 overall, 2.9 health inspections, 3.3 staffing, 4.5 quality measures.

Overall starsHomes
5 of 550
4 of 544
3 of 547
2 of 537
1 of 516

Across the group: 231 citations rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, and an average of 3.78 nursing staff hours per resident per day (national 3.86).

Every home in the group

HomeCityStateOverallCitationsFines
Desert Cove Nursing CenterChandlerAZ 235
Life Care Center of North GlendaleGlendaleAZ 520
Heritage Health Care CenterGlobeAZ 49
Mi Casa Nursing CenterMesaAZ 226$14,380
Payson Care CenterPaysonAZ 230
Life Care Center of Paradise ValleyPhoenixAZ 325
Life Care Center of ScottsdaleScottsdaleAZ 515$6,414
Life Care Center of Sierra VistaSierra VistaAZ 129$55,881
Life Care Center of TucsonTucsonAZ 230$14,380
Life Care Center of YumaYumaAZ 233
Evergreen Nursing HomeAlamosaCO 213$20,150
San Luis Care CenterAlamosaCO 414
Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of ExcellenceAuroraCO 413
Life Care Center of AuroraAuroraCO 524$33,222
Canon Lodge Care CenterCanon CityCO 225
Heritage Park Care CenterCarbondaleCO 328$25,990
Life Care Center of Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsCO 510$32,260
Berkley Care CenterDenverCO 529$17,160
Hallmark Nursing CenterDenverCO 522$6,788
Briarwood Health Care CenterDenverCO 522$9,110
Life Care Center of EvergreenEvergreenCO 411
Valley View VillaFort MorganCO 55
Life Care Center of GreeleyGreeleyCO 56$12,285
Villa Manor Care CenterLakewoodCO 428
Western Hills Health Care CenterLakewoodCO 316
Life Care Center of LittletonLittletonCO 326
Life Care Center of LongmontLongmontCO 329$32,860
Life Care Center of StonegateParkerCO 419$17,342
University Park Care CenterPuebloCO 424$22,653
Life Care Center of PuebloPuebloCO 431$18,685
Columbine Care CenterSalidaCO 516
Life Care Center of WestminsterWestminsterCO 329$47,398
Life Care Center of Altamonte SpringsAltamonte SpringsFL 419
Life Care Center of EsteroEsteroFL 510$8,034
Life Care Center of HilliardHilliardFL 310
Life Care Center of JacksonvilleJacksonvilleFL 53
Life Care Center at InverraryLauderhillFL 422
Life Care Center of Citrus CountyLecantoFL 513
Life Care Center of MelbourneMelbourneFL 512
Life Care Center of New Port RicheyNew Port RicheyFL 424
Life Care Center of OcalaOcalaFL 512
Life Care Center of Orange ParkOrange ParkFL 58
Life Care Center at Wells CrossingOrange ParkFL 513
Life Care Center of OrlandoOrlandoFL 514
Life Care Center of Palm BayPalm BayFL 58
Gardens CourtPalm Beach GardensFL 54
Life Care Center of PensacolaPensacolaFL 53
Life Care Center of Port Saint LuciePort Saint LucieFL 333
Life Care Center of Punta GordaPunta GordaFL 36$8,151
Life Care Center of SarasotaSarasotaFL 419$18,780
Lakeside Health CenterWest Palm BeachFL 415
Darcy Hall of Life CareWest Palm BeachFL 228$30,924
Life Care Center of Winter HavenWinter HavenFL 422
Life Care Center of GwinnettLawrencevilleGA 413
Life Care Ctr of LawrencevilleLawrencevilleGA 315
Camellia Gardens of Life CareThomasvilleGA 311$7,020
Life Care Center of HiloHiloHI 543$8,492
Hale Anuenue Restorative CareHiloHI 425
Life Care Center of KonaKailua KonaHI 336$27,612
Ka Punawai OlaKapoleiHI 338$8,673
Life Care Center of BoiseBoiseID 522
Life Care Center of Treasure ValleyBoiseID 430
Life Care Center of Coeur D'aleneCoeur D'aleneID 140$25,688
Life Care Center of Idaho FallsIdaho FallsID 333$13,247
Life Care Center of LewistonLewistonID 516
Life Care Center of Post FallsPost FallsID 512
Life Care Center of SandpointSandpointID 338
Bridgeview EstatesTwin FallsID 331
Lane House, theCrawfordsvilleIN 227$175,065
Parkview Care CenterEvansvilleIN 327
Life Care Center of Fort WayneFort WayneIN 57
Westside Retirement VillageIndianapolisIN 274
Life Care Center of LagrangeLagrangeIN 59
Life Care Center of Michigan CityMichigan CityIN 336
Mitchell ManorMitchellIN 318
Woodlands theMuncieIN 227
Green Valley Care CenterNew AlbanyIN 419
Rensselaer Care CenterRensselaerIN 143$128,311
Life Care Center of RochesterRochesterIN 333
Life Care Center of the WillowsValparaisoIN 137
Life Care Center of ValparaisoValparaisoIN 517
Heritage HealthcareWest LafayetteIN 324
Hammond-Whiting Care CenterWhitingIN 150
Life Care Center of AndoverAndoverKS 158$105,917
Life Care Center of BurlingtonBurlingtonKS 322
Life Care Center of Kansas CityKansas CityKS 361
Garden Terrace at Overland ParkOverland ParkKS 149$91,560
Life Care Center of SenecaSenecaKS 415
Life Care Center of WichitaWichitaKS 415
Life Care Center of La CenterLa CenterKY 53
Life Care Center of MoreheadMoreheadKY 213$15,334
Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterPaducahKY 412$5,519
Life Care Center of ActonActonMA 416
Life Care Center of AttleboroAttleboroMA 511
Life Care Center of AuburnAuburnMA 336$29,738
Life Care Center of Merrimack ValleyBillericaMA 227$161,920
Highlands, theFitchburgMA 317
Life Care Center of LeominsterLeominsterMA 420
Life Care Center of Nashoba ValleyLittletonMA 415
Life Care Center of the North ShoreLynnMA 514
Oaks, theNew BedfordMA 414
Life Care Center of PlymouthPlymouthMA 50
Life Care Center of RaynhamRaynhamMA 418
Life Care Center of the South ShoreScituateMA 511
Life Care Center of StonehamStonehamMA 431$9,620
Life Care Center of West BridgewaterWest BridgewaterMA 511
Life Care Center of WilbrahamWilbrahamMA 331
Life Care Center of PlainwellPlainwellMI 185$171,837
Rivergate Health Care CenterRiverviewMI 321$8,408
Rivergate TerraceRiverviewMI 337
Life Care Center of BridgetonBridgetonMO 260$21,801
Life Care Center of BrookfieldBrookfieldMO 239$45,159
Life Care Center of Cape GirardeauCape GirardeauMO 144$149,578
Life Care Center of CarrolltonCarrolltonMO 333
Westchester House, theChesterfieldMO 241$83,824
Life Care Center of GrandviewGrandviewMO 257
Northwood Hills Care CenterHumansvilleMO 235
Life Care Center of St. LouisSaint LouisMO 437$15,646
Life Care Center of SullivanSullivanMO 429
Life Care Center of WaynesvilleWaynesvilleMO 332$22,081
Life Care Center of Banner ElkBanner ElkNC 47
Life Care Center of HendersonvilleHendersonvilleNC 332$40,986
Life Care Center of ElkhornElkhornNE 142$26,857
Life Care Center of OmahaOmahaNE 141$31,079
Life Care Center of FarmingtonFarmingtonNM 346$99,247
Life Care Center of Las VegasLas VegasNV 329
Life Care Center of South Las VegasLas VegasNV 236$27,378
Life Care Center of RenoRenoNV 153$22,885
Mayfair Village Nursing Care CenterColumbusOH 258
Life Care Center of ElyriaElyriaOH 516
Life Care Center of MedinaMedinaOH 433
Life Care Center of WestlakeWestlakeOH 239
Life Care Center of Coos BayCoos BayOR 245$62,868
Valley West Health Care CenterEugeneOR 256
Life Care Center of McMinnvilleMcMinnvilleOR 432
Hickory House Nursing HomeHoney BrookPA 516
Evergreen House Health CenterEast ProvidenceRI 420
Cherry Hill ManorJohnstonRI 513$6,201
Life Care Center of ColumbiaColumbiaSC 215
Life Care Center of Hilton HeadHilton Head IslandSC 115$8,281
Life Care Center of CharlestonN CharlestonSC 313$16,801
Life Care Center of Hickory WoodsAntiochTN 513
Life Care Center of AthensAthensTN 216$19,145
Life Care Center of Bruceton-Hollow RockBrucetonTN 514
Life Care Center of CentervilleCentervilleTN 417
Life Care Center of Red BankChattanoogaTN 224$8,512
Life Care Center of East RidgeChattanoogaTN 314
Life Care Center of ClevelandClevelandTN 216
Life Care Center of CollegedaleCollegedaleTN 48
Life Care Center of ColumbiaColumbiaTN 46
Life Care Center of CrossvilleCrossvilleTN 417$8,824
Life Care Center of Rhea CountyDaytonTN 416
Life Care Center of ElizabethtonElizabethtonTN 311$10,036
Life Care Center of GrayGrayTN 116$10,039
Life Care Center of GreenevilleGreenevilleTN 318
Life Care Center of HixsonHixsonTN 18$22,205
Life Care Center of Jefferson CityJefferson CityTN 312
Life Care Center of Blount CountyLouisvilleTN 315$8,018
Lynchburg Nursing CenterLynchburgTN 56
The Heritage CenterMorristownTN 320
Life Care Center of MorristownMorristownTN 58
Life Care Center of Old Hickory VillageOld HickoryTN 317$8,788
Life Care Center of OoltewahOoltewahTN 47
Ridgeview Terrace of Life CareRutledgeTN 411
Life Care Center of SpartaSpartaTN 55
Life Care Center of TullahomaTullahomaTN 27
Life Care Center of Morgan CountyWartburgTN 214$8,512
Alameda Oaks Nursing CenterCorpus ChristiTX 334$14,901
Wooldridge Place Nursing CenterCorpus ChristiTX 231$90,880
Renaissance Park Multi Care CenterFort WorthTX 232$106,478
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort WorthFort WorthTX 422$34,405
Life Care Center of HaltomFort WorthTX 327$22,205
The Vosswood Nursing CenterHoustonTX 43
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of HoustonHoustonTX 224$138,543
Life Care Center of PlanoPlanoTX 423$8,281
Life Care Center of New MarketNew MarketVA 533
Life Care Center of Federal WayFederal WayWA 385$98,970
Hallmark ManorFederal WayWA 260$46,555
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Federal WayFederal WayWA 546
Cottesmore of Life CareGig HarborWA 536$29,595
Life Care Center of KennewickKennewickWA 348$60,246
Life Care Center of KirklandKirklandWA 262$53,560
Marysville Care CenterMarysvilleWA 444$12,425
Life Care Center of Mount VernonMount VernonWA 191$206,734
Life Care Center of Port OrchardPort OrchardWA 535
Life Care Center of Port TownsendPort TownsendWA 522$34,808
Life Care Center of PuyallupPuyallupWA 238$17,155
Life Care Center of South HillPuyallupWA 529$17,388
Life Care Center of RichlandRichlandWA 275$58,126
Life Care Center of Skagit ValleySedro WoolleyWA 352$32,646
Alderwood ManorSpokaneWA 361
Life Care Center of CasperCasperWY 214$11,045
Life Care Center of CheyenneCheyenneWY 513
Westview Health Care CenterSheridanWY 58$13,870

Group membership is CMS's: homes it links to one affiliated entity through common owners or operators, from the Provider Information file.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at Life Care Centers of America homes

No staff pay figure at Life Care Centers of America homes has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review, and, for a group, from at least 2 homes.

Official wage estimates, United States

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270
All employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.32$17.91 to $22.701,448,910
LPNs and LVNs$30.96$28.37 to $36.55648,410
Registered nurses$46.90$38.62 to $54.023,379,720

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides.

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