Life Care Center of Sarasota

Rebecca Gore

Great staff, clean facility, professionalism n all departments, the activity director & staff are attentive to all new patients & long term patients care. Highly recommend!

Chip E

My mother who has lived with us after a serious fall and subsequent stroke event for five precious years, recently had a second and more debilitating stroke. There’s no turning back the clock here, realizing that life is now changed again for my loved one, and a different setting of care needed; one that we cannot safely and comfortably provide in our home. I reached out to Life Care Center when mom was hospitalized to stabilize her. I had heard favorable comments over many years from the orthopedic group I had worked with. They always hoped their patients would do post op rehab there. And so now, f rom the very first phone call, to Erica Davis in Admissions, I found reassurance, understanding, human caring and empathy. . Mom was brought to Life Care Center for rehab, and then most likely will transition to long term care here. My daily experience of nursing care and most especially the CNA staff has been just the best. The fact that some have worked for years here, shows their commitment to values I share. I was an RN myself for 36 years, 24 in this community, and I know that although ‘we’ are not perfect, we can and do strive for excellence with compassion. This has been my experience thus far in mom’s care. Keep up the good work! Addendum May 3, 2022– I just wanted to add in follow up here a bit more about mom’s caring journey at Life Care Center of Sarasota. After 50 days of rehab, during which time with all the great support, she maximized her abilities following the severe stroke. The permanent deficits, however, necessitated the very difficult decision for her to transition to Long Term Care. Anticipating this transition, I chose this facility to allow her to maintain the familiarity with staff and surroundings already established. This was a great help. At the same time, the realization that this was now ‘home for Mom’ was a difficult truth to accept. I will say here that the support staff were most kind and understanding, and especially the RN managers of the unit where she lived: “University, Short Hall’ as it was known there. Within about two weeks of this transition, Mom had another sharp decline related to her overall health and aging process. At this point, after she and I discussed the situation at length, I requested a hospice consultation and made other decisions at Life Care to ensure her comfort, safety and peace of mind. Mother continued in care for another three months or so, the care beautifully coordinated between the hospice and nursing home team, until her peaceful, dignified passing in early March. In my long reflections on this whole journey now, I can truthfully say that there was nothing left undone, no regrets, in the decisions made, the care given. I will always be grateful for the fellow human beings at Life Care Center of Sarasota, who helped to make my mother’s final journey dignified, humane, comfortable— she was never alone. Much gratitude!

Tammy Graeber

My mother recently had back surgery and needed a short term rehab facility. The one the hospital released her to was a nightmare. We knew we had to move her quickly. Someone recommended The Life Care Center of Sarasota. This facility is amazing!! Everyone there is incredible……from the admissions staff to the nurses to the cna’s. Everyone took such good care of my mother. For that, we will be forever grateful!! Thank you!!

Elsie Payne

I have had the opportunity to see many different rehabs and nursing homes during care for my father and now that I have experienced Life Care @ Tuttle due to strokes, it is by far superior to all of them . The staff is caring and compassionate. The facility itself is very clean and well maintained with interior gardens, fountains and very aesthetically pleasing.