Life Care Center of Citrus County sits in Lecanto, Florida, close to the Gulf of Mexico, freshwater springs, and the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, and if you look at the map, you'll find the place within an hour and a half of Tampa, Orlando, and Gainesville, so family and friends can visit pretty easily if they're nearby. The building's wheelchair accessible and air-conditioned, with parking, customer reservations, and public restrooms all available. Residents live in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center where individualized care plans get made by in-house therapists and nurses, and staff help with things like non-ambulatory care, incontinence care, and diabetic needs, plus 3.72 hours a day of licensed nurse staffing per resident, though there's been a 47.5% turnover rate among the nurses. The center's licensed for 120 beds, and holds an average of 114 residents daily according to recent numbers, which makes for a fairly full house.
You'll see communal indoor areas where people sit together and talk, share meals, or take part in the on-site activities that try to keep minds sharp and bodies moving, and there are devotional activities for those who want some spiritual time. Nutrition is a focus, with meal service that gives regular, balanced meals made from quality ingredients. Amenities include a beauty salon and barber shop for haircuts, and-folks tend to like this-an in-house ice cream parlor that gives a nice treat. One part of the place is called Serenity Lane, a special care unit designed for residents with Alzheimer's disease and similar diagnoses, which sets it apart from some other local options.
People come for inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient care, skilled nursing, wound management, physical and occupational therapies, suction and oxygen support, the speech-language pathology program, and other clinical services. Ancillary staff support the main team, because healthcare needs can vary by day and person. Inspections do happen, and in the last report from September 2024, the center received three deficiencies, including one for infection control, and two others for assessments and medication reviews, which means management still needs to focus on some problem areas.
The owner and manager is Life Care Centers of America, a national company that's run the place since 2015, with control handled through their team and indirect ownership by Forrest Preston, and you can tell the facility connects with the larger network of more than 200 centers across over 25 states. For folks or families who like seeing what's going on, the center posts updates on Facebook, keeps a media gallery and published pieces, and asks for feedback through an online form. There's a stated mission and values statement if people want to read about the center's goals. The Life Care Center of Citrus County aims to remain focused on everyday healthcare, providing a mix of skilled nursing, assisted living support, and rehabilitation therapies in a practical, calm environment.
