Life Care Center Of Pensacola
3291 EAST OLIVE RD, Pensacola, FL, 32514 · 8504942527
Nursing HomeMedicare CertifiedMedicaid CertifiedUpdated 2026-05-20
5.0
★★★★★
Overall Rating
Health Inspection
5.0
Staffing
4.0
Quality Measures
4.0
120
Licensed Beds
4.0
Staffing Rating
Life Care Center of Pensacola holds an overall 5-star rating from CMS, which is the highest possible score and reflects strong performance across nearly every area reviewed. That overall rating is built from three separate scores, so it helps to know what each one actually measures. The health inspection rating is a perfect 5 stars, meaning state inspectors found very few, if any, serious issues during their visits. This is one of the more telling scores because it reflects real, on-site findings about safety and care practices. The quality measures rating is also 5 stars, covering 15 clinical indicators like fall rates, pressure ulcers, and pain management, so residents here are experiencing better-than-average health outcomes compared to most facilities. The staffing score comes in at 4 stars, which is still above average and means the facility has a solid number of nursing hours per resident, though not quite at the top tier.
Taken together, this is about as strong a rating profile as a family could hope to find. A perfect health inspection score tells you regulators are not finding red flags when they walk through the door, and top marks on quality measures suggest that good care is actually translating into better day-to-day health for residents. The slightly lower staffing score is worth keeping in mind, but above average is still a good sign that residents are not being stretched thin across too few nurses. Overall, this facility stands out as a genuinely high-performing option in the Pensacola area.
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Questions to ask when visiting
1. How many residents does each certified nursing assistant care for during the day shift, and how does that number change at night and on weekends?
2. How long have your charge nurses and CNAs been working here on average, and what is your staff turnover rate over the past year?
3. If my loved one has a fall, an infection, or a sudden change in condition, who contacts me, how quickly, and what is the process after that call?
4. Can you walk me through exactly what a typical weekday looks like for a resident, from when they wake up to when they go to sleep?
5. What happens when a resident raises a concern or a complaint, and can you give me a recent example of a problem that came up and how it was resolved?
6. What are your current state inspection results, have there been any deficiencies cited in the last two years, and what specific changes did you make in response?
For more guidance on evaluating facilities, see our guide to [questions to ask when choosing a Florida nursing home](/blog/questions-to-ask-before-choosing-a-nursing-home-in-florida).
About CMS Star Ratings
CMS assigns 1–5 star ratings to Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes based on three domains: health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. The overall rating is a weighted composite.
A 5-star overall rating does not guarantee excellence in every domain — inspect each sub-rating independently. Data is updated quarterly.
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Data sourced from CMS Care Compare. Last updated via nightly pipeline.