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Life Care Center of Coos Bay

2890 OCEAN BLVD, COOS BAY, OR, 97420
(541) 267-5433
lcca.com
114 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
114
State license
385157
CMS facility ID
385157
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Life Care Center of Coos Bay
Street address
2890 OCEAN BLVD
City / state / ZIP
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone
(541) 267-5433
Website
lcca.com
State license #
385157

About this facility — Life Care Center of Coos Bay

Life Care Center of Coos Bay is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Coos Bay, Oregon. It is licensed for 114 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Oregon (80 beds).

It is one of 16 senior care facilities in Coos Bay and 128 skilled nursing facilities across Oregon. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of Coos Bay 49 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $62,868 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Life Care Centers of America
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Butner, Nancy
Governing body · Operational control — since 2018
Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 1994
Fletcher, Todd
Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2020
Fray, September
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Gerber, Robert
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Henry, Terry
Officer — since 1999
Lay, Lisa
Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2017
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control — since 1979
Preston, Aubrey
Operational control — since 2024
Preston, Forrest
Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1976
Shader, Robin
Governing body · Operational control — since 2022
Swanker, Richard
Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2011
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2000
Ziegler, James
Director · Officer · Operational control — since 1999

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1983-11-03
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$62,868 total
Last standard inspection
2025-12-19
Nurse staffing
4.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$588 per day (≈ $17,880/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
63% Medicaid · 22% Medicare · 15% private/other
Occupancy
44% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
3% below the OR median of $607/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
114
Licensed as
NF
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0604
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2026-05-05
F-0627
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Corrected 2026-05-05
2025-12-19Health inspection9 citations
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0585
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0773
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2026-02-02
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-02
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (38 citations)
2024-09-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered23 citations
F-0553
D · No harm found
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0584
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0688
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0690
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0697
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0732
E · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0758
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0772
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0791
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0881
D · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2024-11-14
F-0947
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2024-11-14
2023-06-16Health inspection11 citations
F-0578
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0585
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0661
D · No harm found
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0725
E · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0806
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0810
D · No harm foundFood safety
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-07-20
2024-09-27Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2024-11-14
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-11-14
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-11-14
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-11-14

Federal penalties

2024-09-27Fine$62,868
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 385157.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.561 ratings on Google
★★★★★Lisa Trull · 2026-01-01 · via Google

“My mom has been recuperating at Lifecare and the physical therapy has been great and the workers are taking great care of her. She also likes all the activities they provide.”

★★★★★Margo Peters · 2026-04-24 · via Google

“Very friendly and helpful staff who truly care for their residents.”

★★★★★Susannah Grier · 2025-11-26 · via Google

“My stepmom is so happy here. The staff was wonderful. Maintenance even helped me find the CNA so my stepmom could take a walk. She has made many friends.”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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