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Life Care Center of Palm Bay

175 VILLA NUEVA AVE, PALM BAY, FL, 32907

(321) 952-1818

lcca.com

141 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

175 Villa Nueva Ave

Palm Bay, FL 32907

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Bed capacity

141

CMS facility ID

106060

Care type

Nursing home

County

Brevard

Facility name

Life Care Center of Palm Bay

Street address

175 VILLA NUEVA AVE

City / state / ZIP

Palm Bay, FL 32907

Phone

(321) 952-1818

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Palm Bay

Life Care Center of Palm Bay is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Palm Bay, Florida. It is licensed for 141 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Florida (120 beds).

It is one of 126 senior care facilities in Palm Bay and 694 skilled nursing facilities across Florida. 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 Palm Bay 10 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. 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 - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Ballout, Hussien

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Cross, Cindy

Officer — since 2003

Developers Investment Company Ii, Inc

Direct owner · Operational control — since 2003

Fletcher, Todd

Operational control — since 2024

Henry, Terry

Officer — since 1999

Hutchinson, Ellen

Governing body · Operational control — since 2024

Lay, Lisa

Officer — since 2018

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2003

Palm Bay Medical Investors, Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2004

Preston, Aaron

Governing body · Operational control — since 2018

Preston, Aubrey

Operational control — since 2024

Preston, Forrest

Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2003

Swanker, Richard

Officer — since 2011

Tarbet, Willard

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2003

Ziegler, James

Operational control — since 2024

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

2004-05-28

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-01-09

Nurse staffing

3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$525 per day (≈ $15,960/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

61% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 25% private/other

Occupancy

94% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

29% above the FL median of $408/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

141

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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-01-09Health inspection2 citations

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 2025-02-09

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-02-09

2023-04-20Health inspection5 citations

F-0655

E · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2023-05-20

F-0657

G · Actual harm

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-05-20

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 2023-05-20

F-0689

G · Actual harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-05-20

F-0803

E · No harm foundFood safety

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.

Corrected 2023-05-20

2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (3 citations)

2021-05-27Health inspection1 citation

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2021-06-27

2025-01-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0345

E · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-02-09

K-0921

D · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-02-09

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 106060.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.8725 ratings on Google

★★★★★Amanda Y · 2026-06-13 · via Google
“Went to LCC of Palm Bay for a tour of the facility with Glenda, who was very pleasant and informative. It is bright and open, clean and well-maintained. Lots of staff, for a Saturday. Lots of residents “out and about” engaged in various activities, including queuing up for ice cream. The outdoor courtyards are lovely. The secure memory care wing did not have that “locked up” feel I have seen at so…”

★★★★★Marcella Sons · 2026-03-13 · via Google
“Was only two days my roommate has been there and I was very happy how clean and non smelly the place was. Workers actually doing their jobs taking care of the patients. My roommate says the food is very good. First walked in and it felt more like a home. Keep up the great job! Not sure about price it's with insurance.”

★★★Marie Mangiaracina · 2026-06-28 · via Google
“This facilities employees are obviously not trained to care for patients with dementia. Either they simply don't care or it's understaffed. I visited a friend earlier this afternoon. She was in bed with her lunch sitting on a table . As I walked in, she was struggling with a slice of lemon meringue pie. Her meat, carrots, potatoes and roll were untouched. If I hadn't physically fed her she would …”

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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