Nursing Homes in Lakeland, FL: Staffing and Turnover Compared
Lakeland has 12 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,593 beds. The median home logs 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day (Florida average 2.31). 7 of 12 have at least one CMS fine in the last three years.
Every nursing home in Lakeland
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
| Breezy Hills Rehab and Care Center | 120 | 2.14 | 3.47 | 48.4% | 2 | None |
| Bridgewalk on Harden Health and Rehabilitation, LL | 120 | 2.07 | 3.48 | 63.3% | 1 | $181,400 |
| Charming Lakes Rehab | 120 | 2.12 | 3.44 | 59.8% | 2 | $77,880 |
| Florida Presbyterian Homes Inc | 68 | 2.21 | 3.81 | 26.3% | 5 | None |
| Highlands Lake Center | 179 | 2.01 | 3.32 | 53.5% | 2 | None |
| Lakeland Hills Center | 120 | 2.04 | 3.21 | 50.9% | 2 | $139,373 |
| Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center abuse citation | 120 | 2.23 | 3.74 | 35.6% | 2 | $80,408 |
| The Club at Lake Gibson | 120 | 2.15 | 3.54 | 54.7% | 3 | None |
| The Manor at Carpenters | 72 | 2.35 | 3.71 | 41.3% | 4 | $24,252 |
| Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center | 249 | 2.14 | 3.57 | 49.6% | 1 | $62,766 |
| Vivo Healthcare Lakeland | 185 | 2.11 | 3.44 | 41.5% | 1 | $152,495 |
| Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 120 | 2.08 | 3.24 | 47.7% | 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.
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release · Florida averages: aide hrs 2.31, turnover 41.4%
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