Overview
Highlands Lake Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 6th of 12 nursing homes in Lakeland. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 89% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 7, 2024, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Florida average of 7.1. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Florida nursing homes have been fined.
Highlands Lake Center is a for-profit facility with 179 certified beds, caring for about 166 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 7, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.36 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.64 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.72 hrs
- Nurse aides1.99 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 179
- Average residents per day
- 166
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 29, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes