Live Oak Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
1620 HELVENSTON ST SE, Live Oak, FL, 32064-3474
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Excelsior Care Group
- Certified beds
- 180 · avg 155 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 60.6% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 77.8% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 5 fines · $26,657 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 1545096
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 180 beds
- Current license effective
- October 15, 2025
- Current license expires
- March 31, 2026
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Suwannee Operating Investments Llc
- Administrator
- James Streer
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Excelsior Care Group chain — 33 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Jacob j Zahler
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 36% · since 2022
- Suwannee Operating Holdings LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
- Aron Weber
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 8% · since 2021
- Bdcc Consutking Group Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 8% · since 2021
- Brian Powers
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 8% · since 2021
- Charles Zahler
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 14% · since 2021
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
April 2022 (4 years ago) · acquired from Suwanne Health And Rehabilitation Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 32)
- D0684·Nov 20, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0684·Aug 6, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0580·Aug 6, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0550·Feb 7, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0880·Feb 7, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0842·Feb 7, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0812·Feb 7, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0759·Feb 7, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20235 fines · $27K
Most recent events
- Oct 12, 2023Fine · $3,738
- Oct 12, 2023Fine · $3,728
- May 19, 2023Fine · $9,850
- May 19, 2023Fine · $7,075
- May 19, 2023Fine · $2,266
Largest single fine on record: $9,850.
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 7, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Florida AHCA licensing registry, snapshot as of April 18, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.