Nursing Homes in Lakeland, FL- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of March 24, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lakeland
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on March 24, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Lakeland has a total of 40 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,539 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lakeland of 302,284, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 66.60 persons in Lakeland. There were 4,143 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 91.28 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Lakeland has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Lakeland and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.59 | 0.69 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.21 | 2.33 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 0.86 | 0.82 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.66 | 3.84 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Florida.
COVID-19 Infections in Lakeland Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Lakeland there were a total of 27 new cases and 27 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Lakeland
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Lakeland Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lakeland, FL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Lakeland
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lakeland based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
Facility | Rating |
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Adventhealth Care Center Celebration 1290 CELEBRATION BLVD KISSIMMEE, FL |
28.50 |
Adventhealth Dade City 13100 FORT KING RD DADE CITY, FL |
11.33 |
The Rohr Home 2120 MARSHALL EDWARDS DR BARTOW, FL |
4.67 |
Solaris Healthcare Lake Zephyr 38250 A AVE ZEPHYRHILLS, FL |
21.33 |
Bartow Center 2055 E GEORGIA ST BARTOW, FL |
32.67 |
Community Convalescent Center 2202 W OAK AVE PLANT CITY, FL |
34.00 |
Solaris Healthcare Zephyrhills 7350 DAIRY RD ZEPHYRHILLS, FL |
39.67 |
Royal Oak Nursing Center 37300 ROYAL OAK LANE DADE CITY, FL |
21.33 |
Sun Terrace Health Care Center 105 TRINITY LAKES DR SUN CITY CENTER, FL |
15.33 |
The Manor at Carpenters 1001 CARPENTERS WAY LAKELAND, FL |
17.33 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Lakeland based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Lake Wales Wellness and Rehabilitation Center 730 N SCENIC HWY LAKE WALES, FL |
100.00 / |
Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center 800 E COUNTY RD 540A LAKELAND, FL |
178.50 |
Lake Mariam Health and Rehabilitation Center 1801 N LAKE MARIAM DR WINTER HAVEN, FL |
225.33 / |
Hawthorne Center For Rehabilitation and Healing Of 851 WEST LUMSDEN RD BRANDON, FL |
145.83 |
Bridgewalk On Harden Health and Rehabilitation, Ll 3110 OAKBRIDGE BLVD E LAKELAND, FL |
141.67 / |
Charming Lakes Rehab 2020 W LAKE PARKER DR LAKELAND, FL |
244.33 |
Dade City Health and Rehabilitation Center 37135 COLEMAN AVE DADE CITY, FL |
157.00 / |
Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center 202 AVE O NE WINTER HAVEN, FL |
50.67 |
Brandon Health and Rehabilitation Center 1465 OAKFIELD DR BRANDON, FL |
67.33 |
Breezy Hills Rehab and Care Center 5245 N SOCRUM LOOP RD LAKELAND, FL |
64.67 |
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