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Groves Center

512 S 11th St, Lake Wales, Florida 33853

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Groves Center is a nursing home in Lake Wales, Florida. Medicare has not yet published an overall rating for it, which usually means it is new or recently changed ownership.

Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day. Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on July 22, 2026, found 20 health deficiencies. 8 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $246,354 in the past three years.

Groves Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 105 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1973.

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Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
July 22, 2026
Health deficiencies cited
20
Complaint-related deficiencies
8
Fines in the last 3 years
2 totaling $246,354
Payment denials
0
Total penalties
2

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.45 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.47 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.86 hrs
  • Nurse aides2.11 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.05 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
105
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
September 11, 1973
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Resident or family council
Both
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes