Life Care Center of Sarasota
8104 TUTTLE AVE, Sarasota, FL 34243
Sarasota, Florida · CMS verdict
Life Care Center of Sarasota reflects above-average quality on the federal five-star scale, above the Florida state average of 3.2.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Life Care Center of Sarasota in Sarasota, Florida holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 65 of 100 (grade D). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (mid-pack stars)
This facility's CMS overall rating is mid-pack among U.S. rated homes. A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 65 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 65.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Life Care Center of Sarasota's mid-pack CMS stars
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) scores Life Care Center of Sarasota on three sub-ratings that roll up into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. Each is charted against the Florida average below.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Sarasota, Florida. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 93% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.
Same-ownership peers
Within Florida, Life Care Center of Sarasota is one of 50 for profit - individual nursing homes CMS rates. Its 4-star overall rating sits above the for profit - individual-segment average of 3.1 stars, ahead of roughly 56% of same-ownership peers in the state. Comparing a facility against its own ownership segment holds the business model roughly constant, which helps isolate facility-level performance from the staffing and reinvestment patterns that differ across for-profit, non-profit, and government operators.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Life Care Center of Sarasota compares to Florida
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Florida facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Florida state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Life Care Center of Sarasota ranks in Florida
Among the 689 CMS-rated nursing homes in Florida, Life Care Center of Sarasota’s 4-star overall rating is higher than 54% of them. The bars show how all Florida homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
151 Florida homes share this 4-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 120 |
| Residents | 111 |
| Ownership | For profit - Individual |
| County | Manatee |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 19 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Life Care Center of Sarasota? ▾
Life Care Center of Sarasota has an overall CMS quality rating of 4 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Florida average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Florida? ▾
In Florida, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $10,342/month ($124,100/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $12,167/month.
What services does Life Care Center of Sarasota offer? ▾
Life Care Center of Sarasota is a skilled nursing facility. CMS Care Compare does not list individual services or therapies, so ask the facility directly which it provides. Its bed capacity, census, and ownership type are in the Facility details table on this page.
Does Life Care Center of Sarasota have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Life Care Center of Sarasota has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Florida? ▾
In Florida, alternatives include assisted living ($5,610/mo), home health aides ($6,101/mo), and adult day care ($1,625/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Florida elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 106025.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.