For profit - Limited Liability company ·
120 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Hearthstone Senior Communities (8 facilities)
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Overall CMS Rating
☆☆☆☆☆
Groves Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lake Wales, Florida. Nurse staffing is 3.26 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jan 12, 2024 cited 23 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
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Special Focus Facility: SFF. CMS has identified this facility for enhanced oversight.
1 fine totaling $162,553 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
No data
Health Inspections
No data
Staffing
No data
Quality Measures
No data
Long-Stay QM
No data
Short-Stay QM
No data
How Groves Center compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
Metric
This facility
Florida avg
National avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.26
3.86
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.40
0.73
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.06
2.34
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
60.0%
42.3%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
23.0
7.3
9.5
above avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.26
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.40
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.81
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.06
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.03
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
60.0%
Registered Nurses
75.0%
Administrator Changes1 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Jan 12, 2024
Most Recent Inspection Date
23
Total Deficiencies Found
1404
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Groves Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesResident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 4, 2026
Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2025
About This Facility
Address
512 S 11Th St Lake Wales, FL 33853
CMS Certification #
105269
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
120
Avg Residents/Day
116.1
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1973-09-11
Chain
Hearthstone Senior Communities (8 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Hearthstone Senior Communities
8
Facilities Nationwide
Hearthstone Senior Communities operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States.
Groves Center reports 3.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 23 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
Groves Center is certified for 120 beds.
Admissions at Groves Center
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (863) 676-8502. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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