Life Care Center of Westlake
Nursing home in Westlake, Ohio, CMS certification number 365048
26520 Center Ridge Rd, Westlake, OH 44145 · Cuyahoga County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 119
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 19, 2023
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 21
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of Westlake take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Westlake 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 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 Westlake 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
- 3.71
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.28
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 31.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 19, 2023 and cited 21 deficiencies, plus 15 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 27, 2020, found 2.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of Westlake in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 102.1 residents live here, about 86% of its 119 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 102.1
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Westlake
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- 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 Westlake
- Lutheran Home2116 Dover Center Rd, Westlake 44145
- Rae-Ann Westlake28303 Detroit Rd, Westlake 44145
- Brookdale Westlake Village28450 Westlake Village Drive, Westlake 44145
- Huntington Woods Care & Rehab Center27705 Westchester Parkway, Westlake 44145
- Rae Ann Suburban29505 Detroit Rd, Westlake 44145
See also all nursing homes in Westlake.
Who inspects nursing homes in Ohio
Ohio's state survey agency 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 Ohio, the 7 in Westlake, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of Westlake, 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 Westlake
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Westlake?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Westlake accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Westlake?
21 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Westlake?
Life Care Centers of America, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.