Life Care Center of Citrus County: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Citrus County is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Lecanto, Florida, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 41.5% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Life Care Center of Citrus County
3325 W Jerwayne LnLecanto, FL 34461
Citrus County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Life Care Center of Citrus County, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 242 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.23 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.42 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
41.5% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Citrus County left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 64.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Life Care Center of Citrus County holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Life Care Center of Citrus County
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Citrus County Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 15, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Citrus County
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Diamond Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Lecanto | 2.4 | 142 | 2.32 | 3.88 | 43.0% | 5 | None |
| Aviata at Brentwood Lecanto | 2.5 | 120 | 2.04 | 3.27 | 64.8% | 2 | None |
| Grove Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and Reh Hernando | 3.7 | 120 | 2.49 | 3.89 | 51.7% | 3 | $167,954 |
| Crystal River Health and Rehabilitation Center Crystal River | 5.2 | 150 | 2.43 | 3.90 | 54.1% | 4 | None |
| Cypress Cove Care Center Crystal River | 6.1 | 120 | 2.50 | 3.79 | 34.3% | 5 | None |
| Arbor Trail Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center Inverness | 9.4 | 116 | 2.08 | 3.50 | 42.3% | 5 | None |
| Citrus Health and Rehabilitation Center Inverness | 9.5 | 111 | 2.34 | 3.67 | 48.0% | 4 | None |
| Avante at Inverness Inc Inverness | 9.8 | 104 | 2.13 | 3.50 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.