Nursing homes across Polk County, Florida, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Charming Lakes Rehab runs 120 beds in Lakeland under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits about 11% under the national average at 3.44 nurse hours per resident day. Weekends dip roughly 4% below its own weekday coverage, and nearly 60% of staff turned over in the past year, well above the 45.8% national figure. That churn matters: it's hard to keep consistent care when the people providing it keep changing.
The inspection record is where things get concerning. Thirty-seven deficiencies on file, three of them serious enough to put residents at harm or jeopardy, with one $77,880 fine, and the last inspection was August 2025. Quality measures score well, but a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating alongside thin staffing tells the fuller story.
Valencia Hills runs 249 beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers show where the strain sits. Nurse staffing is 3.57 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 7% below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 49.6% tops the national rate, meaning nearly half the nursing staff leaves each year. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 45 deficiencies, including three at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus $24,236 in fines. Quality measures score well, but that's a narrow bright spot.
Bridgewalk on Harden runs about 10% leaner on nursing hours than the national average, and weekends drop roughly 8% below its own weekday level, so the coverage gap widens when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 63.3% sits well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the staff who are there are often new. That context matters for a home with 17 deficiencies on its current record, including two at the harm level and one abuse-related, plus three fines totaling $181,400. Its last inspection was January 2024. Corporate-owned, 120 beds.
The Groves Center runs on thinner staffing than most homes nationally, 3.52 nurse hours per resident day against a 3.86 average, and it gets even thinner on weekends. That matters when you consider the rest of the record: 58.2% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the people caring for residents are often new and still learning the building. Its inspection history is the real concern. Forty-nine deficiencies sit on the current record, eight serious enough to put residents in harm's way, seven tied to abuse. Two fines totaling $291,478 and a place in Medicare's Special Focus Facility program tell you regulators are watching closely. The most recent inspection was February 2026.
Lake Mariam runs 4.18 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, but weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday numbers, so the coverage that looks fine on paper thins out when families visit. The bigger problem is the inspection record: 65 deficiencies, seven at harm or jeopardy level, two involving abuse, and $353,123 in fines across four penalties. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which it reserves for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. Staff turnover sits at 46.7%, slightly above the 45.8% national average. The quality measure score is strong, but that's built from resident assessment data, not from what inspectors found on January 25, 2024.