Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center is a 116-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Worth, Florida, part of Sovereign Healthcare Holdings. 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 35.6% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center
1710 Lake Worth RoadLake Worth, FL 33460
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 Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 2.21 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.33 | 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
35.6% of nursing staff at Medicana Nursing and 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 38.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 16, 2025. 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 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. Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sovereign Healthcare Holdings, 43 homes
- Legal name: Sovereign Healthcare of Medicana, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Terraces of Lake Worth Care Center and Rehab Lake Worth | 0.6 | 91 | 2.10 | 3.37 | 18.5% | 4 | None |
| Lake Worth Rehabilitation Center Lake Worth | 1.1 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.55 | 38.0% | 2 | $26,685 |
| Avante at Lake Worth, Inc. Lake Worth | 1.5 | 138 | 2.08 | 3.50 | 38.1% | 1 | $28,275 |
| Finnish-American Village Lake Worth | 1.8 | 45 | 2.70 | 4.34 | 12.2% | 5 | $9,471 |
| VI at Lakeside Village Lantana | 2.5 | 60 | 3.19 | 5.56 | 12.9% | 5 | None |
| Palm Beach Nursing Center Lake Worth | 2.7 | 120 | 2.21 | 3.53 | 32.4% | 3 | $22,894 |
| Pine Trail Nursing and Rehab Center Lake Worth | 3.0 | 52 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 56.4% | 2 | $16,800 |
| Beach Breeze Rehab and Care Center West Palm Beach | 3.1 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.51 | 32.3% | 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.