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Highlands Lake Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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4240 Lakeland Highlands Rd,
Lakeland FL 33813

(863) 646-8699

93.18% estimated occupancy 1

Highlands Lake Center is on a list of 12 possibilities in Lakeland, Florida. Sporting an overall grade of B-, this looks like a decent nursing home. The nursing homes in Lakeland received quality scores across the board with a city grade of a B. One of the best aspects of this nursing home's report card is its stellar inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • Has Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

While this nursing home's overall grade was decent, it really fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-plus

Additionally, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B+ in our long-term care category. This happens to be one of our more impressive grades. When facilities receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and indicates that the facility is well-staffed with nurses and aids. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its residents, which is much higher than the majority of nursing homes. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.

Nurse Quality

Grade: C

This nursing home's next best category was nursing. We awarded it a grade of C in this category. This is basically a middle of the road grade in this category. Our nursing rating is primarily associated with a nursing home's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient daily, which is not an impressive total. Lastly, although this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours per resident, it excelled in a few of our quality metrics. With less than five percent of its patients suffering from pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this area.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next area we looked at was short-term care, was this nursing home's worst category. We gave this nursing home a grade of D in that area. This is one of the couple of dings of a very solid report card. In our short-term care rating, we try to craft a fair barometer for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we assess a nursing home's levels of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. In this nursing home's case, we found that it provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the average facility. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. We found that just 4.4 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Highlands Lake Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-plus

In Highlands Lake Center, 6.42% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This datapoint gauges the percent of long-term residents that suffer from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a great measure of a facility's nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Highlands Lake Center, 2.61% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents who suffered from a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Falls leading to injury are often caused by lower quality nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: D

In Highlands Lake Center, 5.12% of Patients had UTIs

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely linked to poor nursing care. Additional nurse staffing can reduce the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. Note that this metric is affected by by the fact that facilities have different reporting standards for urinary tract infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Highlands Lake Center, 2.68% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs are administered to residents for many medical conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Unfortunately, in some situations, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: C

In Highlands Lake Center, 26.65% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A-plus

In Highlands Lake Center, 0.22% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients showing symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Highlands Lake Center, 98.85% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Highlands Lake Center, 12.06% of Patients

This is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-minus

In Highlands Lake Center, 12.59% of Residents

This is the percent of patients who maintained mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Highlands Lake Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care. There is usually a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-plus

In Highlands Lake Center, 12.59% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Highlands Lake Center, 6.64% of Patients

Measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-minus

In Highlands Lake Center, 85.23% of Resident

This is the percentage of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.

Scores for Lakeland, FL

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

Looking for more options? Lakeland, Florida has 11 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Lakeland Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.18 miles away1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 687-1100
  • Bartow Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.59 miles away2200 Osprey Blvd Bartow Florida 33831Proprietary(863) 533-8111
  • Winter Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.5 miles away200 Ave F Ne Winter Haven Florida 33881Voluntary non-profit - Private(863) 293-1121
  • South Florida Baptist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.22 miles away301 N Alexander St Plant City Florida 33563Voluntary non-profit - Private(813) 757-1200

Nearby Dialysis

  • Lakeland South Dialysis2.19 miles away4774 South Florida Avenue Lakeland Florida 33813CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 19 (863) 646-0462
  • Fresenius Kidney Care Lakeland5.58 miles away1550 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (863) 680-1046
  • Lakeland Dialysis5.81 miles away515 E. Bella Vista St. Lakeland Florida 33805Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 688-5463
  • Lake Vista Dialysis6.92 miles away3187 Us Hwy 98 N Lakeland Florida 33805CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (863) 603-2130
  • Bartow Dialysis7.81 miles away1190 E Church St Bartow Florida 33830Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 533-1601
  • Fmc-Auburndale10.01 miles away365 Havendale Blvd Auburndale Florida 33823Dialysis Stations: 16 (863) 551-3159
  • Rai Care Centers - Winter Haven12.04 miles away1200 E Lake Silver Dr Winter Haven Florida 33881CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (863) 299-0007
  • Plant City Dialysis12.48 miles away1211 W Reynolds St Ste 1 Plant City Florida 33563CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (813) 752-2136