Life Care Center of Palm Bay
Nursing home in Palm Bay, Florida, CMS certification number 106060
175 Villa Nueva Ave, Palm Bay, FL 32907 · Brevard County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 141
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 9, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Palm Bay take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay 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
- 3.72
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.96
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.51
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.25
- Weekend total hours
- 3.36
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 9, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 20, 2023, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Palm Bay in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 135 residents live here, about 96% of its 141 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 141
- Average residents per day
- 135
- Certified since
- May 28, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Palm Bay
- Legal business name
- Palm Bay Medical Investors, 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 Palm Bay
- Aviata at Palm Bay5405 Babcock St NE, Palm Bay 32905
- Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center1515 Port Malabar Blvd NE, Palm Bay 32905
- Atlantic Shores Nursing and Rehab Center4251 Stack Blvd, Melbourne 32901
- Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center251 Florida Ave, Melbourne 32901
- Avante at Melbourne Inc1420 South Oak Street, Melbourne 32901
See also assisted living in Palm Bay.
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 Palm Bay, 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 Palm Bay
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Palm Bay?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Palm Bay accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Palm Bay?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Palm Bay?
Palm Bay Medical Investors, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.