Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake is a 222-bed for-profit nursing home in Apopka, Florida, part of Solaris Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 37.5% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake
3355 E Semoran BlvdApopka, FL 32703
Seminole 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 Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake, nurse aides logged 2.24 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Florida average. With about 198 residents a day, that works out to roughly 445 aide hours a day, or about 56 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) | 2.24 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.83 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
37.5% of nursing staff at Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 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. Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Solaris Healthcare, 22 homes
- Legal name: Apopka South SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1979
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Solaris Healthcare Forest Lake
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harborview Health Center West Altamonte Altamonte Springs | 2.1 | 116 | 2.10 | 3.56 | 33.0% | 2 | $18,106 |
| Solaris Healthcare Apopka Apopka | 3.1 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.72 | 27.8% | 5 | None |
| Village on the Green Longwood | 3.4 | 60 | 2.25 | 4.05 | 42.4% | 5 | None |
| Aviata at Rosewood Orlando | 4.9 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.29 | 42.2% | 3 | None |
| Apopka Health and Rehabilitation Center Apopka | 5.3 | 180 | 2.11 | 3.58 | 48.2% | 3 | None |
| Ansley Cove Healthcare and Rehabilitation Maitland · SFF candidate · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 5.6 | 39 | — | — | 59.0% | 1 | $197,672 |
| Island Lake Center Longwood | 5.8 | 120 | 2.05 | 3.48 | — | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs | 6.1 | 228 | 2.49 | 4.04 | 33.6% | 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.