Solaris Healthcare Lake City is a skilled nursing facility with 120 licensed beds and offers both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. Staff include certified nursing assistants who provide about 136 minutes of care each day, licensed practical nurses with 54 minutes, and registered nurses with 37 minutes per resident per day, which is typical for a place like this, and there's some physical therapy too, with an average of about 5 minutes of direct care per person daily, and all these services are Medicare and Medicaid certified, which means they accept both for payment and folks don't have to worry too much about what insurance they have. Residents get a lot of health services, like nursing, therapy (speech, physical, occupational, cardiac, respiratory), dental, pharmacy, diagnostic X-ray, and dietary care, and there's a registered staff for almost every need, like medical, social worker, dietitian, even feeding assistants and aides, which helps cover just about anything that might come up while living here.
The place offers help with daily activities, including bathing, dressing, and taking medicines, and there's always someone around in case anyone needs help at any hour, plus a 24-hour call system, and the care is personalized with staff helping residents to feel supported, whether they're here for rehab or staying longer. Housekeeping, laundry, and dining with special diets and allergy-sensitive options from a chef make everyday life easier, and there are common areas like a community dining room, movie theater, activity spaces, garden, library, and a wellness room, which give people spots to meet or relax. They provide fitness programs and outdoor walking paths, scheduled activities, arts, music, movie nights, and even outdoor programs, which helps keep people active and engaged, and the rooms are comfortable, with private bathrooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, furnished for convenience.
Solaris Healthcare Lake City is part of the Plus Care Network and works with hospitals nearby like HCA Florida Lake City Hospital and HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, and the place's been recognized in the past with awards for its long-term care and overall rating, including Best Nursing Home in Lake City, though that was back in 2019, 2020, and 2021. The facility follows CMS Quality initiatives, and is open to people with Medicare or Medicaid, and the staff makes sure to tell folks about different options for care to support their rights. Even though there's no resident or family council, and it's not a CCRC or fancy resort, it gets the basics right and has a steady staff for steady care; and like most places of this type, it's nonprofit, has a few available beds, and keeps a close connection with doctors, therapists, and other hospital services for anyone who needs some extra help recovering or just needs someplace safe and steady to live as they age.
