Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    1919 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring staff and excellent therapy

    I chose this facility for my mother and have been very satisfied. The nurses, aides and management are caring and responsive, resolving issues quickly, and therapy/rehab staff were excellent. The building is clean and welcoming, with lots of activities (music, bingo, crafts, outings), flexible dining and mostly very good meals. Not fancy, but genuinely caring - I recommend it for short- or long-term stays.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.32·(203)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.1
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      2.9
    • Amenities

      2.8
    • Value

      1.6

    Pros

    • Compassionate and skilled nursing staff
    • Dedicated certified nursing assistants
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy programs
    • Engaging activity and recreation schedule
    • Clean and well-maintained common areas
    • Flexible dining options including in-room service
    • Positive short-term rehabilitation outcomes
    • Attentive memory-care team
    • Welcoming admissions and therapy personnel
    • Accessible therapy gym and equipment
    • Prompt issue resolution in some administrative interactions
    • 24/7 nursing availability in some cases

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and reliance on agency/float staff
    • Delayed response to call lights and resident assistance
    • Medication-administration and monitoring deficiencies
    • Gaps in wound-care follow-up and timely diagnostic testing
    • Variable management responsiveness and administrative communication
    • Inconsistent meal quality and menu-to-plate discrepancies
    • Inadequate property-accountability and laundry controls
    • Pest-control and maintenance shortfalls in portions of the facility
    • Aging physical plant with limited Wi‑Fi and cellular coverage
    • Billing and rehabilitation service documentation inconsistencies
    • High staff turnover and burnout affecting continuity of care
    • Safety-practice and patient-transfer process weaknesses
    • Regulatory and compliance vulnerabilities, including filed complaints

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with meaningful strengths in direct care and rehabilitation alongside persistent operational weaknesses. Clinically, many families praised individual nurses, CNAs and therapy staff for skill, dedication and positive short-term rehab outcomes; therapists and the therapy gym are a frequent highlight. However, there are recurring accounts of significant clinical lapses — delayed laboratory monitoring, wound-care follow-up gaps, and medication-administration problems — that have resulted in hospital transfers and other serious interventions in some cases. Several accounts reference serious clinical incidents and concerns following a resident's death or hospitalization, and reviewers advised careful oversight of high-risk clinical issues such as wound management and insulin/medication protocols.

    Staffing and day-to-day responsiveness emerge as core mixed themes. Praise for compassionate caregivers is counterbalanced by reports of understaffing, high turnover, floating and agency staff, and long call-light response times. These workforce issues are described as contributing to delays in assistance, inconsistent bathing and toileting support, and variable continuity of care across shifts. Where leadership has changed, some families described rapid improvements in responsiveness and communication; conversely, other reviewers described unresponsive administration, long phone hold times, and difficulty obtaining callbacks or timely updates.

    Dining, activities and the social environment are commonly cited positives. The facility offers an active recreation calendar (arts and crafts, music, outings) and flexible dining choices, and multiple reviewers said meals were good and that activity programming is robust. That said, menu-to-plate inconsistencies and uneven meal quality were also noted, and some families indicated nutrition-related concerns when supplemental nutrition or prescribed items were not provided reliably.

    Facilities and operations present a mixed picture. Many visitors and families describe clean rooms and well-kept common areas, while other accounts raise sanitation concerns in specific units, pest-control issues, and maintenance shortfalls. The building is generally described as older; connectivity (Wi‑Fi and cell signal) and some physical-plant limitations were flagged as areas needing investment. Operational problems reported across reviews include lost or mishandled personal property, concerning laundry controls, and allegations of theft or billing irregularities; there are also references to state- or agency-level complaints and inspection concerns.

    Taken together, the pattern is one of strong pockets of clinical and rehabilitative capability, especially in therapy and certain nursing teams, paired with systemic operational weaknesses that affect reliability and safety for some residents. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility's rehabilitation strengths and activity programming against documented issues around staffing consistency, medication and wound-care protocols, administrative communication, and facility maintenance. When considering placement, it would be prudent to ask management for current staffing ratios, wound-care and medication-safety protocols, recent inspection records, pest-control and maintenance plans, and specific assurances about property-handling and billing practices.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located at 1919 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805.

    About Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at 1919 Lakeland Hills Blvd in Lakeland, Florida, and the place has seen recent renovations that make living conditions better for residents, so it's got comfortable living spaces and outdoor areas where people can sit, talk, and enjoy some fresh air, and you might notice the staff, who are mostly friendly and helpful, always around to help with whatever folks need. The center offers skilled nursing care along with physical, occupational, and speech therapies, plus long-term and short-term care, respite stays, and specialized wound care, and the nurses and therapists there are trained to handle all kinds of care, from routine help to more complex medical needs like pain and medication management. Residents get meals three times a day, plus snacks, and there are regular activity and therapy programs so everyone has a chance to stay active both physically and mentally, and there's a strong focus on mental health with available counseling from doctors, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts, which isn't something every place has. Family counseling is there too, which seems to help people handle the changes that come with moving, and the facility takes pride in patient-centered care, meaning every treatment plan gets matched to the person, not just the diagnosis. There's laboratory support on site, genuine concern case management, and all the usual skilled nursing services you'd expect, and with their rehabilitation center set-up, they welcome both folks who need long-term help and those recovering from surgery or illness. For people in Lakeland and the surrounding areas looking for a place with a good local reputation and experienced care in a comfortable, supportive environment, Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center might be a place to consider, and the website at www.lakelandnursingrehab.com has more details if you want to look things over further.

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