Bartow Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bartow Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Bartow, Florida, part of Hearthstone Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Bartow Center
2055 E Georgia StBartow, FL 33830
Polk County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bartow Center, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Florida average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 226 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.20 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.0% of nursing staff at Bartow Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 30, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $8,034 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bartow Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Bartow Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities, 8 homes
- Legal name: Bartow Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1975
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bartow Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center Lakeland · abuse citation | 9.3 | 120 | 2.23 | 3.74 | 35.6% | 2 | $80,408 |
| Highlands Lake Center Lakeland | 9.5 | 179 | 2.01 | 3.32 | 53.5% | 2 | None |
| Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 10.5 | 140 | 2.07 | 3.22 | 37.3% | 2 | $4,190 |
| Life Care Center of Winter Haven Winter Haven | 11.1 | 177 | 2.31 | 3.80 | 39.0% | 4 | None |
| Palm Garden of Winter Haven Winter Haven | 11.1 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.76 | 30.6% | 4 | $24,395 |
| Lake Mariam Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven · SFF candidate | 11.7 | 120 | 2.71 | 4.18 | 46.7% | 2 | $321,520 |
| Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 12.0 | 132 | 2.77 | 4.61 | 28.8% | 5 | None |
| Astoria Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 12.3 | 132 | 2.49 | 4.20 | 40.6% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.