Life Care Center of Sarasota
Nursing home in Sarasota, Florida, CMS certification number 106025
8104 Tuttle Ave, Sarasota, FL 34243 · Manatee County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 18, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $18,780 (2)
Does Life Care Center of Sarasota take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Sarasota 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 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 Sarasota 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
- 3.69
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.83
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.21
- Weekend total hours
- 3.21
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 63%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 18, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 13, 2023, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Sarasota 2 times in the past 3 years, for $18,780 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 109.6 residents live here, about 91% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 109.6
- Certified since
- June 29, 2000
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Sarasota
- Legal business name
- Sarasota SNF Operations LLC
- 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 Sarasota
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- Hawthorne Center for Rehab & Healing of Sarasota5381 Desoto Road, Sarasota 34235
- Indian Beach Nursing and Rehab Center1755 18th St, Sarasota 34230
- Birchwood Health and Rehabilitation Center3250 12th St, Sarasota 34237
- Pines of Sarasota1501 N Orange Ave, Sarasota 34236
See also all nursing homes in Sarasota and assisted living in Sarasota.
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.
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Questions about Life Care Center of Sarasota
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Sarasota?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Sarasota accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Sarasota?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Sarasota?
Sarasota SNF Operations LLC, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.