Life Care Center of Palm Bay: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Palm Bay is a 141-bed for-profit nursing home in Palm Bay, Florida, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.30 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average of 2.31, and 28.2% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Life Care Center of Palm Bay
175 Villa Nueva AvePalm Bay, FL 32907
Brevard 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 Palm Bay, nurse aides logged 2.30 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average. With about 132 residents a day, that works out to roughly 303 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.43 | 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
28.2% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Palm Bay left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 43.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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 Palm Bay holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Life Care Center of Palm Bay
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Palm Bay Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 28, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Palm Bay
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Aviata at Palm Bay Palm Bay | 1.2 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.39 | 41.7% | 4 | $21,693 |
| Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center Palm Bay | 1.5 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.49 | 42.5% | 4 | $14,852 |
| Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center Melbourne | 3.4 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.64 | 41.6% | 4 | None |
| Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center Melbourne | 4.1 | 179 | 2.24 | 4.17 | 42.2% | 4 | $15,646 |
| Avante at Melbourne Inc Melbourne | 5.6 | 110 | 2.18 | 3.60 | 36.0% | 2 | $87,952 |
| West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center West Melbourne | 6.0 | 180 | 2.28 | 3.73 | 47.4% | 2 | None |
| Melbourne Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Melbourne | 6.1 | 138 | 2.32 | 3.43 | 40.9% | 1 | $40,132 |
| Life Care Center of Melbourne Melbourne | 6.2 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.59 | 26.5% | 5 | 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.