Life Care Center Of Palm Bay
175 Villa Nueva Ave, Palm Bay, FL, 32907
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 141 · avg 132 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 32.5% — lower than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 41.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 45.9% — near the Florida averageFlorida 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
- 106060
- Certified beds
- 141 beds · avg 132 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Palm Bay Medical Investors, 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)
- Willard Tarbet
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2018
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 2003
- Cindy s Cross
Corporate Officer · since 2003
- Forrest l Preston
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 99% · since 2003
- Joan e Thurmond
Corporate Officer · since 2003
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 8)
- D0684·Jan 9, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0657·Jan 9, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E0803·Apr 20, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- G0689·Apr 20, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0688·Apr 20, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- G0657·Apr 20, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E0655·Apr 20, 2023
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
- D0679·May 27, 2021
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 9, 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 Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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