Solaris Healthcare Lake City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Solaris Healthcare Lake City is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lake City, Florida, part of Solaris Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average of 2.31, and 31.4% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Solaris Healthcare Lake City
560 SW McFarlane AveLake City, FL 32055
Columbia 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 Lake City, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Florida average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 272 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.35 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.87 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.52 | 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
31.4% of nursing staff at Solaris Healthcare Lake City left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $24,850 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | Fine | $24,850 |
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. Solaris Healthcare Lake City holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Solaris Healthcare Lake City
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Solaris Healthcare, 22 homes
- Legal name: Solaris Healthcare Lake City LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 26, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Solaris Healthcare Lake City
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lake Montgomery Health and Rehabilitation Center Lake City | 0.6 | 95 | 2.17 | 3.65 | 54.3% | 3 | None |
| Lake City Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Lake City | 0.7 | 113 | 2.14 | 3.36 | 62.7% | 2 | None |
| Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Lake City | 1.4 | 90 | 2.04 | 3.35 | 62.2% | 2 | None |
| Live Oak Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Live Oak | 20.1 | 180 | 2.14 | 3.37 | 59.8% | 1 | $7,466 |
| Surrey Place Nursing Center Live Oak | 20.7 | 60 | 2.12 | 3.59 | — | 4 | None |
| Suwannee Valley Nursing Center Jasper | 29.9 | 60 | 2.08 | 3.53 | 62.1% | 4 | None |
| Lafayette Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Mayo | 32.3 | 60 | 2.35 | 3.69 | 52.9% | 4 | None |
| W Frank Wells Nursing Home Macclenny | 32.5 | 69 | 4.11 | 6.08 | 27.9% | 2 | $26,320 |
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.