Life Care Center of New Port Richey

Name: Life Care Center of New Port Richey
Address: 7400 TROUBLE CREEK ROAD, New Port Richey, FL, 34653, US
Telephone: 7273752999

7400 Trouble Creek Road, New Port Richey, FL 34653 · Pasco County · 113 certified beds · avg 108 residents/day · certified since Feb 11, 2003

Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)

3/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.88

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (24)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Mar 5, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not honor residents' right to form and take part in resident or family groups, such as a resident council.
Mar 5, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services.
Mar 5, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility allowed residents to lose the ability to do daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and eating — when there was no medical reason for the decline. Good care helps residents keep the abilities they have.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide food that accounts for each resident's allergies, intolerances, and personal preferences, or did not offer appealing alternatives.
Mar 5, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. · from a complaint
Feb 21, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · from a complaint
Feb 21, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint
Apr 19, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care.
Apr 19, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered.
Apr 19, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives.
Apr 19, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need.
Apr 19, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Apr 19, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
Jul 15, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Jul 15, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits.
Jul 15, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
Jul 15, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
Jul 15, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (6 → 10).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2021	5	D
2023	6	D
2024	2	D
2025	11	E

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	Florida avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.88	4.03	3.95	bottom 50% in Florida; top 45% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.87	0.76	0.69	top 29% in Florida; top 23% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.57	3.68	3.50	top 46% in Florida; top 39% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.75	0.53	0.48	top 18% in Florida; top 14% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	37.4	41.4	45.8	top 38% in Florida; top 30% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	45.5	46.0	42.9	top 49% in Florida; bottom 43% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.98, RN 0.89, weekend 3.67. Staffing rating: 4/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Corporation

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Developers Investment Company II, INC	Organization	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	08/27/2002
Preston, Forrest	Individual	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	08/27/2002
Blank, Wendy	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	09/26/2023
Blank, Wendy	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	09/26/2023
Cross, Cindy	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	10/29/2002
Developers Investment Company II, INC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	08/27/2002
Edmister, Lee	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	07/21/2023
Edmister, Lee	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	07/21/2023
Edmister, Lee	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/13/2025
Fletcher, Todd	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	12/13/2024
Fortner, Florenda	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	03/01/2020
Fortner, Florenda	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/13/2025
Henry, Terry	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	08/16/1999
Lay, Lisa	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	02/09/2018
Life Care Centers of America, INC.	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	10/29/2002
Life Care Centers of America, INC.	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	03/13/2025
New Port Richey Medical Investors, LLC	Organization	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	01/29/2003
New Port Richey Medical Investors, LLC	Organization	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	02/26/2019
Preston, Aaron	Individual	Managing Control - Governing Body	NOT APPLICABLE	11/01/2018
Preston, Aaron	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	11/01/2018

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"Does your facility have an active resident council, and how does management respond to its concerns?"
"How do you screen new residents for mental health and disability-related needs, and how do you provide the specialized services they require?"
"How do you verify that your nurses and aides have the skills to care for residents with needs like my family member's?"
"Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
"Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
"How do you help residents maintain their daily living skills, and how do you measure whether it's working?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

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Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of New Port Richey	1.5 mi	New Port Richey, FL	★☆☆☆☆	2/5
Southern Pines Nursing Center	1.6 mi	New Port Richey, FL	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Trinity Regional Rehab Center	1.7 mi	Trinity, FL	★☆☆☆☆	1/5	abuse
Heather Hill Healthcare Center	2.1 mi	New Port Richey, FL	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Madison Pointe Care Center	2.2 mi	New Port Richey, FL	★★★☆☆	2/5	abuse
Peninsula Health Center by Harborview	5.1 mi	Tarpon Springs, FL	★★★☆☆	3/5
Tarpon Bayou Center	6.9 mi	Tarpon Springs, FL	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Bear Creek Nursing Center	7.2 mi	Hudson, FL	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Solaris Healthcare Bayonet Point	7.7 mi	Hudson, FL	★★★☆☆	2/5
Windsor Woods Rehab and Healthcare Center	8.9 mi	Hudson, FL	★★★☆☆	3/5
Bayonet Point Health Center by Harborview	9.1 mi	Hudson, FL	★★★☆☆	3/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 106049.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Life Care Center of New Port Richey

7400 Trouble Creek Road, New Port Richey, FL 34653 · 7273752999

Health inspection rating 3/5 · CMS overall 4/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "Does your facility have an active resident council, and how does management respond to its concerns?"
☐ "How do you screen new residents for mental health and disability-related needs, and how do you provide the specialized services they require?"
☐ "How do you verify that your nurses and aides have the skills to care for residents with needs like my family member's?"
☐ "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
☐ "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
☐ "How do you help residents maintain their daily living skills, and how do you measure whether it's working?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 106049 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)