Life Care Center Of Port Saint Lucie
LIFE CARE CENTER OF PORT SAINT LUCIE in PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL — inspection on October 15, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an interview on 10/15 at 09:18 AM, when asked how do you know when a resident is scheduled for a skin check Staff A, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) stated.
It will pop up on the UDA in the computer to let me know it is due.
When asked where do you document the skin assessment, she stated, I will click on the UDA tab, and it will open up to the skin assessment for documentation.
During an interview on 10/15/25 at 09:20 AM, when asked how the nurse knows when the resident is scheduled for a skin check, the Unit Manager (UM) stated, It will pop up on the UDA to let them know that the skin check is due.
Also, I print out a list of the skin checks that are due for that day and highlight the names.
When asked where the nurse documented the skin assessment, she stated, They document in the record under assessment.
During an interview on 10/15/25 at 9:21 AM, when asked how do you know when your resident is due for a skin check, Staff B, LPN stated, It pops up on the UDA.
When asked where she documented the skin check, she stated In the assessment, I go to the resident that is due and choose skin assessment.
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10/15/2025
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Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie
3720 SE Jennings Rd Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Review of a weight change note dated 10/01/25, the Registered Dietitian (RD) documented a weight of 144.5 and her response was that the resident reported his usual body weight was approximately 137 lbs, he had good oral intake, and she will add fortified food, med pass (oral supplement) twice a day and continue weekly weights.
During an interview on 10/15/25 at 12:20 PM, when asked are you familiar with Resident #4, the Registered Dietitian (RD) stated, Yes.
When asked when she was made aware of the resident's weight loss that was documented on 09/23/25, she stated, I reviewed his weight on 09/30/25.
When asked if she attended the care plan meeting on 09/25/25, with the resident and his daughter, she stated, No.
When asked how are you made aware of a resident who has a significant weight change, she stated, I review the weights weekly.
When asked do you receive any type of alert of a resident's significant weight change, she stated No.
When asked what did you do when you were aware of the weight change for Resident #4, she stated I requested a reweight and his weight was 142 pounds.
When asked so the reweigh wasn't done until 7 days later, she stated I'm guessing yes.
When asked what intervention was done for the weight loss, she stated I added fortified foods (more calories), med pass (supplement) and ordered weekly weights on 10/01/25.
When asked did you speak with the family about the significant weight loss, she stated No, because I figured because he had a BIMS of 14, it was ok for me to just speak with him.
During an interview with the MDS Coordinator on 10/15/24 at 1:10 PM, when asked what was discussed at the care plan meeting with Resident #4 and his daughter on 09/25/25, the MDS Coordinator went to the progress note in the record and stated, Therapy progress, medication, care plan was discussed.
When asked who was present, she showed the care plan conference record which was signed by the Speech Therapist and Activities Director.
When asked was his weight discussed, the MDS coordinator stated Not in detail.
Not any that was of concern.
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