Life Care Center of Melbourne
Nursing home in Melbourne, Florida, CMS certification number 105291
606 E Sheridan Rd, Melbourne, FL 32901 · Brevard County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Melbourne take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Melbourne is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Melbourne reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.65
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.13
- Weekend total hours
- 3.28
- Nursing staff turnover
- 25.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 23.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 25, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 9, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Melbourne in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 116.3 residents live here, about 97% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 116.3
- Certified since
- March 1, 1976
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Life Care Center of Melbourne
- Legal business name
- Melwood Nursing Center, LLC.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Melbourne
- Melbourne Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center1415 S Hickory St, Melbourne 32901
- Avante at Melbourne Inc1420 South Oak Street, Melbourne 32901
- Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center251 Florida Ave, Melbourne 32901
- West Melbourne Health & Rehabilitation Center2125 West New Haven Ave, West Melbourne 32904
- Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center4251 Stack Blvd, Melbourne 32901
See also all nursing homes in Melbourne and assisted living in Melbourne.
Florida rules that apply here
Florida's AHCA licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Florida, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of Melbourne, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Life Care Center of Melbourne
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Melbourne?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Melbourne accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Melbourne?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Melbourne?
Melwood Nursing Center, LLC., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.