Life Care Center of Ocala: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Ocala is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Ocala, Florida, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average of 2.31, and 29.8% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Life Care Center of Ocala
2800 SW 41st StOcala, FL 34474
Marion 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 Ocala, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average. With about 113 residents a day, that works out to roughly 257 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.88 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.39 | 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
29.8% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Ocala left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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 Ocala holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Life Care Center of Ocala
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 5, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Ocala
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of Ocala | 0.2 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.65 | 56.7% | 1 | $157,729 |
| Palm Garden of Ocala Ocala | 0.4 | 180 | 2.13 | 3.45 | 51.9% | 4 | $8,512 |
| Avante at Ocala, Inc Ocala | 2.5 | 133 | 2.07 | 3.43 | 47.0% | 1 | None |
| The Lodge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 3.0 | 99 | 2.26 | 3.72 | 44.6% | 4 | $17,737 |
| Ocala Health and Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 3.1 | 180 | 2.51 | 3.82 | 37.8% | 4 | None |
| Aviata at Arbor Springs Ocala | 3.2 | 180 | 2.03 | 3.50 | 62.9% | 2 | None |
| Ocala Oaks Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 6.6 | 120 | 2.20 | 3.57 | 34.1% | 4 | None |
| Timberridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 8.9 | 180 | 2.20 | 3.66 | 44.2% | 3 | $119,636 |
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.