Nursing home
Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center
800 E County Rd 540A, Lakeland, FL 33813 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Summitt Care Ii, Inc. (9 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lakeland, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 16, 2023 cited 12 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 4 fines totaling $27,231In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation 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 | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.85 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.43 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.27 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.3% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $27,231, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation 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
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 800 E County Rd 540A
Lakeland, FL 33813 - CMS certification #
- 106120
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 109.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2018-10-16
- Chain
- Summitt Care Ii, Inc. (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Summitt Care Ii, Inc.
Summitt Care Ii, Inc. operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Summitt Care Ii, Inc. facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Stay
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice/Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation to & From Medical Appointments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private & Semi-private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland. 7.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Highlands Lake Center, Lakeland. 2.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Dominion Resource Center LLC, Lakeland. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33813 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Lakeland South Dialysis, Lakeland, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Harden Dialysis, Lakeland, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Sw Polk, Bartow, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33813.
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Central Florida Inc, office in Lakeland, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Empath Hospice, LLC, office in Lakeland, 6.1 miles away, straight line
Good Shepherd Hospice, office in Lakeland, 9.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems Inc, Lakeland. 1.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | Not matched |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center have?
Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 120 beds.