Life Care Center of Orlando

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Life Care Center of Orlando, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Dec 18, 2025

  Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure food service items were handled with accepted food-handling practices for meals served from the main kitchen.Findings: During tray line observation on 12/17/25 at 11:20 AM, Dietary [NAME] A dropped the thermometer used to take temperature of food items. He gave it to the Certified Dietary Manger (CDM), removed his gloves and obtained a new thermometer. Dietary [NAME] A placed a glove on his right hand, wiped the new thermometer probe with an alcohol pad and continued taking food temperatures. After cleaning the thermometer probe between food items, Dietary [NAME] A touched the metal probe as he turned to take the temperature of the cream corn. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF582Feb 25, 2021

  Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide Beneficiary Protection Notification to 3 of 3 residents reviewed for skilled nursing facility advanced beneficiary notice (SNF ABN) out of a total of 42 sampled residents, (#22, #52 & #88). Findings: 1. Resident #22 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The resident was currently in the facility. 2. Resident #52 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The resident was currently in the facility. 3. Resident #88 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The discharge summary dated 2/17/21 at 10:42 AM, showed he was discharged to an Assisted Living Facility. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF908Feb 25, 2021

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the appropriate rinse water temperature was maintained and rinse water pressure was monitored for the high temperature dish machine to ensure proper sanitation of dishes, silverware and glassware used by the residents. Findings: On 2/22/21 at 2:24 PM, the kitchen staff were in the dish room washing lunch dishware in the mechanical dishwashing machine. The wash temperature was 165-170° Fahrenheit (F). The rinse temperature was 195-200° F. Observation of the pressure gauge used to monitor the water pressure during the rinse cycle revealed the pressure was greater than 40 pound per square inch (PSI). […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF755Dec 18, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services, consistent with professional standards of practice, to ensure medication administration for 1 resident reviewed for intravenous medications, out of a total sample of 25 residents, (#4). Findings:Review of the medical record revealed resident #4 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including metabolic encephalopathy, type 2 diabetes, sepsis due to E. Coli, stage 3 chronic kidney disease, acute prostatitis, adult failure to thrive and prostate abscess.Review of the Order Summary Report revealed resident #4 had physician orders dated 11/19/25 for Piperacillin Sodium-Tazobactam Sodium Intravenous Solution Reconstituted 4.5 GM intravenously every 8 hours for urosepsis and prostatitis.A… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF692Feb 25, 2021

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that recommendations from the Dietitian were implemented for nutritional status related to [MEDICAL TREATMENT] (#65) and failed to re-evaluate a resident readmitted from the hospital with significant weight loss, (#59) for 2 of 10 residents reviewed for nutritional status out of 42 total sampled residents, (#65 & 59). Findings: 1. Resident #65 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and then readmitted from an acute care hospital on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of the medical record revealed the Registered Dietitian's (RD) progress note dated 1/25/21 that read, his [MEDICATION NAME] level per [MEDICAL TREATMENT] was low at 2.9 (normal 3.2 to 5.5). […]