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C

67/100

Average

Vivo Healthcare Lakeland

1919 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805

CMS 1/5 stars #17 of 25 in Polk County (863) 688-5612
Certified beds
185
Occupancy
93%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $129,559 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 9 penalty action(s).

Our read on Vivo Healthcare Lakeland

Vivo Healthcare Lakeland runs 185 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its last inspection on June 26, 2025 wasn't clean. The home carries 34 deficiencies, including three at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. Fines total $171,903 across 15 penalties. Nurse staffing sits at 3.44 hours per resident day, roughly 11% under the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday coverage. Turnover is 41.5%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. The quality measure rating looks strong, but a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating is the number that matters most when you're weighing safety.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability12/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement0/10

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

13/30

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

  • →3.69 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.44 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

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

  • →42% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

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

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

0/10

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

  • →$129,559 in federal fines across 9 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

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 day3.44 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.44 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.04 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover41.50%
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: June 26, 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 VIVO HEALTHCARE, which operates 12 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Vivo Healthcare Lakeland

What is the ElderGrade for Vivo Healthcare Lakeland? +

Vivo Healthcare Lakeland holds an ElderGrade of C (67 out of 100), which we describe as "average". 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 Vivo Healthcare Lakeland? +

Residents receive an average of 3.44 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Vivo Healthcare Lakeland 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 Vivo Healthcare Lakeland accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Vivo Healthcare Lakeland 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.