Lakeside Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakeside Health Center is a 107-bed for-profit nursing home in West Palm Beach, Florida, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 30.0% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Lakeside Health Center
2501 N Australian AvenueWest Palm Beach, FL 33407
Palm Beach 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 Lakeside Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Florida average. With about 100 residents a day, that works out to roughly 215 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
30.0% of nursing staff at Lakeside Health 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 42.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lakeside Health Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Lakeside Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lakeside Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Colonial Skilled Nursing Facility LLC West Palm Beach | 1.4 | 30 | 2.34 | 3.74 | 43.3% | 3 | $5,395 |
| Palm Garden of West Palm Beach West Palm Beach | 1.7 | 176 | 2.15 | 3.53 | 38.0% | 3 | $16,153 |
| Westgate Health and Rehabilitation Center West Palm Beach | 1.8 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.35 | 58.8% | 3 | None |
| Lourdes-Noreen McKeen Residence for Geriatric Care West Palm Beach | 2.0 | 132 | 2.42 | 3.98 | 28.8% | 4 | None |
| The Rehabilitation Center of The Palm Beaches West Palm Beach | 2.1 | 85 | 2.07 | 3.51 | 20.7% | 4 | $6,900 |
| Darcy Hall of Life Care West Palm Beach · abuse citation | 2.4 | 220 | 2.44 | 3.93 | 27.2% | 2 | $30,924 |
| Joseph L Morse Health Center Inc the West Palm Beach | 3.0 | 230 | 2.98 | 4.91 | 26.9% | 5 | None |
| North Lake Care Center and Rehab Lake Park | 4.0 | 85 | 2.10 | 3.46 | 41.9% | 4 | $10,206 |
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.
Explore next
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.