Life Care Center Of Melbourne
606 E Sheridan Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32901
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 116 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 21.5% — lower than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 41.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 17.6% — lower than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 46.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 105291
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 116 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Melwood Nursing Center, Llc.
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Dana Delena
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 2000
- Cindy s Cross
Corporate Officer · since 2000
- Forrest l Preston
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 98% · since 2000
- Joan e Thurmond
Corporate Officer · since 2000
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 12)
- D0867·Sep 25, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- D0554·Sep 25, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- E0880·May 9, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·May 9, 2024
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.
- D0758·May 9, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 li…
- D0658·May 9, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0655·May 9, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0644·May 9, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 9, 2024. 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 Jun 1, 2026.
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