Life Care Center of Coos Bay: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Coos Bay is a 114-bed for-profit nursing home in Coos Bay, Oregon, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Oregon average of 3.40, and 58.7% nursing staff turnover (Oregon average 47.4%).
Life Care Center of Coos Bay
2890 Ocean BlvdCoos Bay, OR 97420
Coos 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 Coos Bay, nurse aides logged 3.11 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Oregon average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 185 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Oregon avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.11 | 3.40 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.76 | 5.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.11 | 4.51 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
58.7% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Coos Bay left over the year CMS measured, against a Oregon average of 47.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Oregon average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $62,868 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | Fine | $62,868 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
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 Coos Bay holds 2 of 5 overall; the Oregon average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Coos Bay
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 3, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Coos Bay
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avamere Rehabilitation of Coos Bay Coos Bay | 1.5 | 92 | 3.17 | 4.59 | 34.2% | 2 | $15,593 |
| Aidan Senior Living at Reedsport Reedsport | 22.4 | 29 | 4.61 | 6.42 | 43.1% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Myrtle Point Rehabilitation & Care Myrtle Point · abuse citation | 22.5 | 35 | 3.36 | 5.06 | 67.2% | 1 | None |
| Regency Florence Florence | 42.4 | 72 | 3.27 | 5.08 | 51.4% | 4 | $7,443 |
| Rose Haven Nursing Center Roseburg | 46.0 | 193 | 3.07 | 4.59 | 41.5% | 4 | $85,105 |
| Umpqua Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Roseburg | 46.2 | 118 | 3.31 | 4.58 | 42.7% | 4 | $8,824 |
| Cottage Grove Post Acute Cottage Grove | 65.7 | 80 | 3.18 | 4.64 | 47.0% | 3 | $20,670 |
| Valley West Health Care Center Eugene | 70.9 | 121 | 2.89 | 4.41 | 34.9% | 2 | $3,145 |
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.