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3291 East Olive Rd Pensacola, FL 32514 · Escambia County
All 15 nursing homes in Pensacola, FL (15 take Medicaid)
CMS certification number 106073 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Life Care Center of Pensacola a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Life Care Center of Pensacola as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall, above the Florida average of 3.3.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.74 hours per resident per day at Life Care Center of Pensacola, about the same as the Florida median of 3.67 (US median: 3.72). About 0.85 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.34 hours, 11% below its all-week average. 46.2% of nursing staff left within a year (Florida median 42%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Life Care Center of Pensacola: Medicare and Medicaid
Life Care Center of Pensacola is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Florida's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on September 10, 2025 and found 1 deficiency. In total, inspectors issued 3 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 3 citations at Life Care Center of Pensacola across 3 inspection dates, 1 of them from complaint investigations. None were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy levels; 3 were "potential for more than minimal harm" (D–F) and 0 were minimal (A–C). Most citations were in infection control (3). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "provide and implement an infection prevention and control program" (tag F0880, level D, September 10, 2025).
September 10, 2025 · 1 citation
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
October 2, 2024 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
March 30, 2023 · 1 citation
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Questions to ask on a tour of Life Care Center of Pensacola
- What do families most often ask you about before moving in?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
CMS reports no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| August 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
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Location
Hospitals near Life Care Center of Pensacola
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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1.3 mi
West Florida Hospital PensacolaEmergency room ★★★☆☆ Medicare overall 3 of 5Median ER visit 1h 57m for patients treated and sent home
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2.5 mi
Sacred Heart Hospital PensacolaEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 2h 25m for patients treated and sent home
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5.9 mi
Baptist Hospital PensacolaEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 3h 21m for patients treated and sent home
Hospital ratings, ER visit times and more at Hospitals In Each State
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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Affiliation comes from CMS's affiliated-entity data, October 2026. All 194 Life Care Centers of America nursing homes ›
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