Lake Wales Health And Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home · 730 N Scenic Hwy, Lake Wales, FL 33853 · 8636761512
C+
graded on 75% of our rubric
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Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 1.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 2.8 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 3.4 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 3.9 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 100 |
| Ownership | For Profit - Corporation |
| Operator | Lake Wales Operating Group Llc |
| Chain size | 16 facilities |
| Certified since | 2006-03-15 |
| CMS overall star | 1 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $$ of 5 · ~$370/day reported charge (within FL) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 0 immediate jeopardy · 3 actual harm · 33 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $0 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 0
Recent inspection findings
The 8 most recent health-inspection deficiencies on file with CMS, newest first. Severity is the CMS scope/severity scale (A–L); G and above mean actual harm or immediate jeopardy. "Corrected" shows the date the facility certified the fix.
| Date | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-24 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0584) | G · actual harm | corrected 2025-07-11 |
| 2025-04-30 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies, tag 0600) | G · actual harm | corrected 2025-05-30 |
| 2025-04-30 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies, tag 0610) | D | corrected 2025-05-30 |
| 2025-04-30 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0695) | D | corrected 2025-05-30 |
| 2025-04-30 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies, tag 0726) | D | corrected 2025-05-30 |
| 2025-04-30 | Post nurse staffing information every day. (Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies, tag 0732) | F | corrected 2025-05-30 |
| 2025-04-30 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Pharmacy Service Deficiencies, tag 0755) | D | corrected 2025-05-30 |
| 2025-04-30 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Pharmacy Service Deficiencies, tag 0759) | D | corrected 2025-05-30 |
Staffing
Nurse hours per resident per day (CMS Payroll-Based Journal) — the strongest objective predictor of care. "Expected" is what CMS's case-mix model says this facility's resident acuity calls for.
- Total nurse staffing: 3.66 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.92 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 3.69 · FL 3.66)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 0.45 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.69 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 2.26 · LPN 0.95 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 3.35 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.48 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 44.1% · RN turnover 41.7% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.41 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 8 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. The quarterly column shows the four most recent quarters (Q1→Q4); benchmarks are the national percentile and the FL state median.
| Measure | 4-qtr avg | Quarterly (Q1→Q4) | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 1.5% | 2.4 → 1.4 → 1.8 → 0 | worse than 64% of US homes · FL median 1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 16.8% | not reported | worse than 62% of US homes · FL median 8.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 5.1% | 2.9 → 5.8 → 5.2 → 6.3 | worse than 60% of US homes · FL median 4.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0.3% | 0 → 1.3 → 0 → 0 | better than 52% of US homes · FL median 0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 11.9% | 15.5 → 8.6 → 15.7 → 7.7 | better than 56% of US homes · FL median 7.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 2.2% | 0 → 2.9 → 2.9 → 2.8 | better than 62% of US homes · FL median 2.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 6.4% | 10 → 4.9 → 2.6 → 7.9 | better than 81% of US homes · FL median 7.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 100% of US homes · FL median 0.2% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $370/day · $$ (price tier 2 of 5 among Florida nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 65% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 29% other/private · 76% occupancy
- Florida median (quoted rates): $340/day semi-private · $400/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Hospitals serving Polk County
Hospitals in the same county — those with an emergency department first, then by CMS hospital star rating. Useful for transfers and emergencies.
| Hospital | City | ER | CMS star | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Heart of Florida | Davenport | Yes | 3★ | Acute care |
| Bartow Regional Medical Center | Bartow | Yes | 3★ | Acute care |
| Winter Haven Hospital | Winter Haven | Yes | 3★ | Acute care |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales | Yes | 2★ | Acute care |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland | Yes | 1★ | Acute care |
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Polk County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.