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94/100

Excellent

Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center

1540 6Th St Nw, Winter Haven, FL 33881

CMS 5/5 stars #1 of 25 in Polk County (863) 294-3055
Certified beds
132
Occupancy
97%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center

Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center runs on 4.61 nurse hours per resident day, about 20% more than the national average, and its staff tends to stay, turnover is 28.8% against a national 45.8%. That kind of retention shows up in consistency of care. Weekend staffing dips roughly 13% below weekdays, which is worth asking about if your family visits mainly on Saturdays and Sundays. The home carries 15 deficiencies on its current record, none involving harm, jeopardy, or abuse, and it was last inspected in February 2025. For-profit partnership ownership, 132 beds, with a three-star health inspection rating that trails its stronger marks for staffing and quality measures.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing26/30Stability13/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

26/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.04 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.95 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays

Staff stability

13/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →29% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.61 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.95 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.01 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover28.80%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: February 13, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of CLEAR CHOICE HEALTHCARE, which operates 8 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center? +

Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of A (94 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 4.61 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Spring Lake Rehabilitation Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.