LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1993-05-01, LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN is a 177-bed nursing home in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, averaging 168.1 residents a day.
Has LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN been cited for violations?
CMS lists 22 health-inspection deficiencies for LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN since 2021-03-12, 10 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-02-20.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | F0550, F0687, F0759 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | E |
| 2025-02-20 | F0554, F0585, F0623, F0645, F0684, F0770, F0880 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-01-26 | F0644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | F |
| 2023-01-26 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E |
| 2023-01-26 | F0550, F0684, F0758, F0759 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D |
| 2021-03-12 | F0656, F0758, F0759, F0761, F0812, F0867 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D |
How is LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN staffed relative to the FL average?
| Measure | This facility | FL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.79660 | 3.82350 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 39.0 | 41.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 168.1 | 108.9 |
Who owns LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN, and what chain is it in?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WINTER HAVEN is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | MENNEN, SARAH, PRESTON, AARON, RAWLINSON, PAMELA | since 04/27/2023 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | FLETCHER, TODD, LAY, LISA, PRESTON, FORREST, SWANKER, RICHARD, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 01/01/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, FLETCHER, TODD, HENRY, TERRY, LAY, LISA, PRESTON, FORREST, SWANKER, RICHARD, THURMOND, JOAN, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 01/06/1976 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., CARLUCCI, JOSEPH, FLETCHER, TODD, LAY, LISA, MENNEN, SARAH, PRESTON, AARON, PRESTON, AUBREY, PRESTON, FORREST, RAWLINSON, PAMELA, SWANKER, RICHARD, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 01/01/2022 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., CARLUCCI, JOSEPH, MENNEN, SARAH, PRESTON, FORREST | since 02/20/2025 |
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