Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie

    3720 SE Jennings Rd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean facility caring staff excellent

    I felt reassured placing my mom here - the facility is spotless, bright and well-maintained with no odors and a welcoming, safe atmosphere. Staff from the front desk to nurses and therapists were caring, professional and responsive; rehab and meals exceeded my expectations. Residents seemed happy with engaging activities and events, and I gladly recommend this place.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.54·(184)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      4.1
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive clinical staff
    • Strong rehabilitation therapy services
    • Effective short-term rehab outcomes
    • State-of-the-art therapy equipment
    • Engaging activities and live entertainment
    • Clean, well-maintained interior and grounds
    • Secure, home-like environment
    • Private dining area and pleasant meal service
    • Responsive kitchen accommodating special requests
    • Family-oriented events and staff engagement
    • Individual staff recognized for exceptional care
    • Smooth and supportive admission experiences

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing responsiveness and timeliness
    • Intermittent understaffing and workforce continuity gaps
    • Medication-management and family-notification gaps
    • Inconsistent infection-control and sanitation practices
    • Inadequate dietary/allergy management controls
    • Variable therapy scheduling and coordination
    • Front-desk and administrative communication deficits
    • Admissions and bed-availability miscommunication
    • Pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Billing and Medicare-claims transparency issues
    • Limited clinical oversight during holidays and staffing shortages
    • Variability in leadership and staff professionalism

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment about this facility is highly mixed, with distinct patterns of strong rehabilitative care and engaged staff coexisting alongside operational shortfalls that affect some residents' experiences. Many accounts emphasize effective therapy programs, modern rehabilitation equipment, and rapid functional improvement after acute events; these reports point to a facility capable of delivering good short-term rehabilitation outcomes and coordinated therapy interventions when staffing and scheduling align. Numerous families and visitors also praised the facility’s clean, well-maintained environment, pleasant dining spaces (including a private dining area), active calendar of events and live entertainment, and staff who create a family-like atmosphere.

    At the same time, multiple operational weaknesses recur across reviews. Staffing consistency and responsiveness are frequent concerns: reviewers describe periods of understaffing, delayed responses at the nurses’ station, and variable timeliness of bedside care. Linked to those staffing gaps are reports of inconsistent medication-management practices and lapses in family notification when care decisions occur. Infection-control and sanitation practices are another recurring theme, including attention to incontinence-care needs and room maintenance; some accounts also referenced pest-control concerns. Together these point to inconsistent implementation of routine clinical and environmental protocols.

    Dining and nutrition receive mixed feedback. Several families said the kitchen staff is accommodating and that meals can be enjoyable, with staff making individualized requests work; however, other comments describe inconsistent meal quality and insufficient handling of dietary restrictions and allergies. Therapy services are generally a strength, but reviewers also noted variability in therapy scheduling and in some cases an expectation that family members assist during rehab sessions or toileting assistance, which may limit discharge readiness for families without that support.

    Administrative and management issues appear to drive many negative perceptions. Specific concerns include front-desk professionalism and organizational communication, misleading or changing information around admission/bed availability, lapses in oversight during holiday or weekend periods, and occasional confusion about clinical leadership. There are also a small number of serious concerns raised about clinical outcomes and infection events that prospective families should follow up on directly with the facility and, if appropriate, with regulatory bodies.

    For prospective residents and families: the facility offers strong rehabilitation capability, an active social program, and many examples of caring, dedicated staff. At the same time, ask direct questions during tours about staffing ratios, urinary/incontinence-care protocols, infection-control measures, medication-consent and family-notification processes, dietary-allergy management, weekend/holiday coverage, and billing transparency. Consider scheduling multiple visits at different times of day to observe responsiveness and staffing levels firsthand, and request written policies on admissions/bed-hold commitments and clinical escalation pathways to better assess how the facility addresses the operational concerns reflected in some reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Map showing location of Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie

    Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie is located at 3720 SE Jennings Rd, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34952.

    About Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie

    Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie sits in Port St. Lucie, Florida, within three miles of St. Lucie Medical Center and Port St. Lucie Hospital, and serves about 109 residents each day in a 123-bed building, and it's been managed by Life Care Centers of America, Inc. since June 2017 as a for-profit corporation. The community offers skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and independent living options, and the staff work to support each resident's daily needs with things like medication help, wound care, personal care, and rehabilitation services, and there's round-the-clock nursing, including an in-house team of nurses and therapists. Facilities include private suites with air-conditioning and Wi-Fi, private bathrooms, and cable television, and the communal areas have a main lobby, a common room, garden patios, and three tranquil courtyards where residents can take outdoor walks or just relax, and there's a beauty salon, a barber shop, and a wellness center to support daily living, plus housekeeping, linen service, and kitchenettes. Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie doesn't shy away from structured activities either, because they schedule day trips, games, community events, and daily programs, with opportunities for resident-run activities and trips arranged through the community-operated transportation or with assistance for outside appointments both medical and non-medical, and there's a small library, a room for games, a fitness room, a dining room, and a computer center, plus a media gallery and several publications available. They accept feedback from families and patients and aim to create a pleasant and safe environment, yet the facility has had several federal and state inspections and received a total of 29 cited deficiencies, including some for not providing appropriate treatment according to orders, not reporting suspected abuse or neglect in a timely way, and one infection-related deficiency, though reports state there was no actual harm, just potential for more than minimal harm. They had nurse turnover at 31.8%, which is below the state average, and residents get about 3.97 nurse hours per day, which sits slightly above the state average. Past complaint reports from February and April 2025 both found issues around reporting and quality of life, but the facility continues to offer a mix of care and services for a range of health and independence needs. Tour scheduling is available and more about daily life at the community appears on their Facebook page.

    People often ask...

    Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 3720 SE Jennings Rd, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952.

    No, Life Care Center of Port St. Lucie does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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