Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Wales, Florida, part of Ahava Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 43.5% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center
730 N Scenic HwyLake Wales, FL 33853
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 Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 181 aide hours a day, or about 23 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) | 2.18 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.37 | 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
43.5% of nursing staff at Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 24, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $46,800 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | Fine | $46,800 |
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. Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ahava Healthcare, 16 homes
- Legal name: Lake Wales Operating Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 15, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lake Wales Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Groves Center Lake Wales · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 1.9 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.52 | 58.2% | — | $291,478 |
| Astoria Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 8.8 | 132 | 2.49 | 4.20 | 40.6% | 3 | None |
| Palm Garden of Winter Haven Winter Haven | 9.5 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.76 | 30.6% | 4 | $24,395 |
| Lake Mariam Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven · SFF candidate | 9.5 | 120 | 2.71 | 4.18 | 46.7% | 2 | $321,520 |
| Life Care Center of Winter Haven Winter Haven | 9.7 | 177 | 2.31 | 3.80 | 39.0% | 4 | None |
| Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 10.7 | 140 | 2.07 | 3.22 | 37.3% | 2 | $4,190 |
| Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center Winter Haven | 12.4 | 132 | 2.77 | 4.61 | 28.8% | 5 | None |
| Vivo Healthcare Winter Haven Winter Haven | 13.1 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.29 | — | 1 | 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.