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Life Care Center Of Winter Haven

1510 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 338848633188646Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 177Avg. daily residents: 168Chain: Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)County: Polk

The complete public record on Life Care Center Of Winter Haven, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Winter Haven, 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
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Florida average: 3.3 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Life Care Center Of Winter Haven holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. 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

3.80 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.82)
0.63 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.73)
3.45 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
39.0% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (41.4)
46.7% RN turnover
0 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 20, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
10 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (7.1)
6 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

22 citations on record across recent inspections. 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 20, 20250550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250687Provide appropriate foot care.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesD · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250770Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 20, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.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.