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Groves Center

512 S 11Th St, Lake Wales, FL 338538636768502Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 120Avg. daily residents: 109Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities (8 facilities)County: Polk
Special Focus Facility — CMS currently lists this facility in its program for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues; it is inspected about twice as often as other facilities until it graduates or is terminated from Medicare.
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The complete public record on Groves Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Lake Wales, Florida, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
Not rated
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below.
Health inspection
Not rated
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
Not rated
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
Not rated
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
CMS has published limited rating data for this facility. That is common for newly certified facilities and does not by itself indicate a problem. Nursing staff turnover of 58% is well above the Florida average of 41%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. Federal regulators have fined this facility $291,478 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.52 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.82)
0.54 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.73)
3.19 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
58.2% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (41.4)
88.9% RN turnover
2 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

February 4, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
19 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (7.1)
19 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$291,478 in federal fines across 2 penalties (last 3 years)
above the state average ($25,043)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

49 citations on record across recent inspections, 8 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
February 4, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260881Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 4, 20260759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.