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Life Care Center of Pensacola

3291 East Olive Rd, Pensacola, FL 32514 · Escambia County · (850) 494-2527

120 certified beds, about 113 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 2006

CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 106073 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on September 10, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Florida average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).

None of its 3 health citations since March 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.71 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Florida and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.80 of those hours.

49.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Florida average 41.4%).

CMS links it to Life Care Centers of America, an affiliated group of 194 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 3 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
3D
0E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
September 10, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 27, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to implement Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) as an infection control intervention designed to reduce transmission of organisms that employs targeted gown and glove use during high contact resident care activities for 1 of 1 residents observed for transmission based precautions. (Resident #131)
October 2, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 17, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure measures to prevent the spread of infection were followed for 1 of 3 residents observed on contact isolation precautions. (Resident #1)
May 23, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
March 30, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) April 30, 2023
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, staff interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure staff follow appropriate isolation precautions during the provision of resident care for 1 of 3 sampled residents on transmission-based precautions. (Resident #13)

Fire safety inspections

5 fire safety citations on file: 5 on March 30, 2023.

Every fire safety citation5 citations
  1. D
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · March 30, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. D
    Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
    K 351 · March 30, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. D
    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    K 363 · March 30, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. D
    Have properly sized and located compartments to protect residents from smoke.
    K 371 · March 30, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. D
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · March 30, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeFloridaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.713.823.86
Registered nurses0.800.730.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.273.493.42
Nurse aides2.16
Licensed practical nurses0.75
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)49.2%41.4%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover18.2%46.0%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.56 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.89 on weekdays and 3.27 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.77 in April to June 2025 to 3.71 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.710.803.893.27 0.0%0 of 90113
Oct to Dec 20253.730.793.893.33 0.0%0 of 92112
Jul to Sep 20253.830.864.023.34 0.0%0 of 92112
Apr to Jun 20253.770.823.963.30 0.0%0 of 91112
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Florida, Jan to Mar 20263.760.703.903.441.1%0.2% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home 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. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Florida

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Florida, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$18.03$17.33 to $20.3496,960
LPNs and LVNs$29.70$28.14 to $31.1138,620
Registered nurses$40.48$37.82 to $48.64229,940
United States, 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

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. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeFloridaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
4.08.713.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.30.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.71.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.62.53.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.01.51.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.99.514.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.84.54.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
7.28.615.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
25.126.123.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
12.09.112.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.82.11.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
2.71.11.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Life Care Center of Pensacola's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (54.7% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

54.7% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Florida: 169 better, 109 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 240 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.3% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Florida: 2 better, 35 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 261 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

6.5% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Florida: 6 better, 21 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 148 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

87.7% this home

Median of homes: Florida55.1% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 130 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

2.4% this home

Median of homes: Florida0.6% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 209 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.7% this home

Median of homes: Florida1.3% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 209 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

Median of homes: Florida97.7% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 90 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: ESCAMBIA MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC. CMS links this home to Life Care Centers of America, a group of 194 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Developers Investment Company II, IncDirect ownership interestOrganization10/09/2002
Preston, ForrestIndirect ownership interestIndividual10/09/2002
Brayton, CodyManaging control - governing bodyIndividual05/16/2023
Goller, ShellyManaging control - governing bodyIndividual09/05/2023
Preston, AaronManaging control - governing bodyIndividual11/01/2018
Cross, CindyCorporate officerIndividual03/21/2005
Henry, TerryCorporate officerIndividual08/16/1999
Lay, LisaCorporate officerIndividual02/09/2018
Swanker, RichardCorporate officerIndividual04/01/2011
Thurmond, JoanCorporate officerIndividual03/21/2005
Developers Investment Company II, IncOperational/managerial controlOrganization06/14/2006
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.Operational/managerial controlOrganization03/21/2005
Brayton, CodyOperational/managerial controlIndividual05/16/2023
Fletcher, ToddOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/13/2024
Goller, ShellyOperational/managerial controlIndividual09/05/2023
Hackel, AndreaOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/01/2018
Preston, AaronOperational/managerial controlIndividual11/01/2018
Preston, AubreyOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/13/2024
Ziegler, JamesOperational/managerial controlIndividual12/13/2024
Escambia Medical Investors, LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization11/10/2003
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.Adp of the SNFOrganization03/11/2025
Brayton, CodyAdp of the SNFIndividual03/12/2025
Hackel, AndreaAdp of the SNFIndividual03/12/2025
Preston, ForrestAdp of the SNFIndividual11/10/2003

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on September 10, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  2. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.49.

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Common questions

What is Life Care Center of Pensacola's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Life Care Center of Pensacola 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Life Care Center of Pensacola get at its last inspection?
1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on September 10, 2025. The Florida average is 7.1.
Has Life Care Center of Pensacola been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Life Care Center of Pensacola accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Life Care Center of Pensacola?
CMS lists 24 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Centers of America. Legal business name: ESCAMBIA MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC.

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