Life Care Center of Ocala
Nursing home in Ocala, Florida, CMS certification number 105999
2800 SW 41st St, Ocala, FL 34474 · Marion County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Ocala take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Ocala 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 | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Ocala 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
- 3.88
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.94
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.26
- Weekend total hours
- 3.39
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 15, 2026 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 9, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Ocala in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 114.6 residents live here, about 96% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 114.6
- Certified since
- February 5, 1999
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Ocala
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Ocala
- Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of4100 SW 33rd Ave, Ocala 34474
- Palm Garden of Ocala2700 SW 34th St, Ocala 34474
- Avante at Ocala, Inc2021 SW 1st Ave, Ocala 34474
- The Lodge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center635 SE 17th Street, Ocala 34471
- Ocala Health and Rehabilitation Center1201 SE 24th Rd, Ocala 34471
See also all nursing homes in Ocala and assisted living in Ocala.
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 Ocala, 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 Ocala
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Ocala?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Ocala accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Ocala?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Ocala?
Life Care Centers of America, Inc., for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.