Life Care Center of Sarasota: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Sarasota is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Sarasota, 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 45.2% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Life Care Center of Sarasota
8104 Tuttle AveSarasota, FL 34243
Manatee 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 Sarasota, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average. With about 107 residents a day, that works out to roughly 241 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% 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 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.75 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
45.2% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Sarasota left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 69.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $18,780 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2025 | Fine | $6,380 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Fine | $12,400 |
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 Sarasota holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Life Care Center of Sarasota
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Sarasota SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Sarasota
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Siesta Key Health and Rehabilitation Center Sarasota | 1.9 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.42 | 57.0% | 3 | None |
| Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota Sarasota | 3.1 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.69 | 23.8% | 5 | $8,512 |
| Indian Beach Nursing and Rehab Center Sarasota · abuse citation | 3.3 | 101 | 2.11 | 3.27 | 56.0% | 1 | $427,597 |
| Birchwood Health and Rehabilitation Center Sarasota | 3.4 | 87 | 2.11 | 3.44 | 43.8% | 2 | None |
| Pines of Sarasota Sarasota | 3.5 | 171 | 2.56 | 4.20 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| Inn at Sarasota Bay Club Sarasota | 3.8 | 44 | 3.51 | 5.75 | 42.2% | 4 | None |
| Aviata at Beneva Sarasota · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.9 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 49.5% | 1 | $110,129 |
| Vivo Healthcare Meadows Sarasota | 4.0 | 120 | 2.12 | 3.56 | 51.2% | 1 | 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.