The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
HIGHLANDS LAKE CENTER
LAKELAND, FL · Medicare-certified · 179 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
2 of 5 overall
HIGHLANDS LAKE CENTER in Lakeland, FL has an overall 2-star rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating, 3-star staffing, and 4-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months and recent inspection citations related to pharmacy services, grievance handling, and resident assessment.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3007 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 5, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3007.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.59
- Nurse aides
- 2.07
- Weekend nursing
- 3.08
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 52%
Registered nurse turnover: 43%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
13.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
6.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
9.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10.1%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
34.3%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.5%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
77%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
79.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited March 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of ASTON HEALTH · 38 homes · 2.6 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 170.1 residents on an average day (95% of 179 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.