Nursing home report
Registered name: NORTH LAKE CARE CENTER AND REHAB
LAKE PARK, FL · Medicare-certified · 85 beds
North Lake Care Center in Lake Park, FL has a 4-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 5 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.46 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $10,206 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4553 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4553.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep essential equipment working safely. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 908 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $10,206 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $10,206 in total fines.
Federal fine
Oct 23, 2024
Now operated by North Lake Care Center and Rehab, previously North Lake Care Center.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
