Life Care Center of Orange Park: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Orange Park is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Orange Park, Florida, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.26 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average of 2.31, and 46.8% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Life Care Center of Orange Park
2145 Kingsley AveOrange Park, FL 32073
Clay 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 Orange Park, nurse aides logged 2.26 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average. With about 175 residents a day, that works out to roughly 396 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.26 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.72 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.45 | 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
46.8% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Orange Park left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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 Orange Park holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Life Care Center of Orange Park
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Clay County Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 19, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Orange Park
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Orange Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Orange Park | 0.2 | 105 | 2.17 | 3.59 | 38.9% | 4 | None |
| Aviata at Orange Park Orange Park | 1.4 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.35 | 56.8% | 4 | None |
| Oak View Health and Rehabilitation Center Orange Park | 1.9 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.32 | 48.4% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center at Wells Crossing Orange Park | 2.0 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.68 | 48.2% | 5 | None |
| Moosehaven Orange Park | 2.5 | 72 | 3.50 | 5.34 | 19.4% | 5 | None |
| Vivo Healthcare Orange Park Orange Park | 2.6 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.33 | 53.5% | 5 | None |
| Cedar Hill Nursing and Rehab Center Jacksonville | 5.4 | 120 | 2.01 | 3.14 | 30.8% | 2 | $21,921 |
| Pruitthealth - Fleming Island Fleming Island | 5.9 | 97 | 2.13 | 3.72 | 39.5% | 2 | $16,153 |
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.