Groves Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Groves Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Wales, Florida, part of Hearthstone Senior Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 58.2% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Groves Center
512 S 11th StLake Wales, FL 33853
Polk County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility. CMS places nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues in its Special Focus Facility program, which brings more frequent inspections.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Groves Center, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 240 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.52 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.19 | 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
58.2% of nursing staff at Groves 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 88.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $291,478 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2025 | Fine | $128,925 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Fine | $162,553 |
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. Not rated: this home is in the Special Focus Facility program because of a history of serious quality issues.
About Groves Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities, 8 homes
- Legal name: Groves Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 11, 1973
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Groves Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center Lake Wales | 1.9 | 100 | 2.18 | 3.51 | 43.5% | 1 | $46,800 |
| Astoria Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 10.7 | 132 | 2.49 | 4.20 | 40.6% | 3 | None |
| Palm Garden of Winter Haven Winter Haven | 11.4 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.76 | 30.6% | 4 | $24,395 |
| Lake Mariam Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven · SFF candidate | 11.4 | 120 | 2.71 | 4.18 | 46.7% | 2 | $321,520 |
| Life Care Center of Winter Haven Winter Haven | 11.6 | 177 | 2.31 | 3.80 | 39.0% | 4 | None |
| Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 12.6 | 140 | 2.07 | 3.22 | 37.3% | 2 | $4,190 |
| Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 14.2 | 132 | 2.77 | 4.61 | 28.8% | 5 | None |
| Haines City Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Haines City | 14.7 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.55 | 34.4% | 2 | $13,380 |
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.