Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center is a 128-bed for-profit nursing home in Lehigh Acres, Florida, part of Gold FL Trust II. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.50 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Florida average of 2.31, and 43.2% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center
1550 Lee BoulevardLehigh Acres, FL 33936
Lee County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.50 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Florida average. With about 122 residents a day, that works out to roughly 305 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.50 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.08 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 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
43.2% of nursing staff at Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab 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 60.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 21, 2025. 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 3 fines totaling $149,609 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | Fine | $16,720 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Fine | $71,435 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Fine | $61,454 |
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. Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Gold FL Trust II, 36 homes
- Legal name: Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 7, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lehigh Acres Healthcare & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Winkler Court Fort Myers | 10.7 | 120 | 2.04 | 3.28 | 18.6% | 2 | $178,937 |
| Eagleridge Health and Rehabilitation Center Fort Myers · abuse citation | 11.5 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.49 | 50.9% | 3 | $63,886 |
| Aspire at Evans Fort Myers | 12.3 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.31 | 42.9% | 1 | $50,028 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit Fort Myers | 12.6 | 75 | 2.79 | 5.82 | 19.3% | 5 | $14,521 |
| The Preserve Fort Myers | 12.8 | 75 | 2.70 | 4.65 | 33.8% | 5 | None |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit Fort Myers | 13.1 | 18 | 2.81 | 6.13 | 18.2% | 5 | None |
| Page Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Fort Myers | 13.1 | 180 | 2.51 | 4.14 | 25.7% | 2 | $179,790 |
| Fort Myers Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Fort Myers | 13.4 | 120 | 2.60 | 4.22 | 25.4% | 2 | 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.