Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Lakeland, Florida. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 47.7% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
1010 Carpenters WayLakeland, FL 33809
Polk 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 Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Florida average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 241 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.08 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
47.7% of nursing staff at Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation 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%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Wedgewood Operating LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 26, 1999
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Manor at Carpenters Lakeland | 0.0 | 72 | 2.35 | 3.71 | 41.3% | 4 | $24,252 |
| The Club at Lake Gibson Lakeland | 0.0 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.54 | 54.7% | 3 | None |
| Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center Lakeland | 0.6 | 249 | 2.14 | 3.57 | 49.6% | 1 | $62,766 |
| Breezy Hills Rehab and Care Center Lakeland | 1.5 | 120 | 2.14 | 3.47 | 48.4% | 2 | None |
| Vivo Healthcare Lakeland Lakeland | 2.2 | 185 | 2.11 | 3.44 | 41.5% | 1 | $152,495 |
| Lakeland Hills Center Lakeland | 2.3 | 120 | 2.04 | 3.21 | 50.9% | 2 | $139,373 |
| Charming Lakes Rehab Lakeland | 2.5 | 120 | 2.12 | 3.44 | 59.8% | 2 | $77,880 |
| Florida Presbyterian Homes Inc Lakeland | 4.7 | 68 | 2.21 | 3.81 | 26.3% | 5 | 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.