Groves Center
512 S 11Th St, Lake Wales, FL, 33853
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has designated this facility a Special Focus Facility — one of a small group nationwide with a persistent pattern of substandard care requiring more frequent federal oversight. SFFs are inspected roughly every six months. Ask for the most recent inspection summary and corrective-action plan before deciding.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Hearthstone Senior Communities
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 117 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 60.2% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 41.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 84.2% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 46.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $291,478 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 105269
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 117 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Groves Rehabilitation Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Hearthstone Senior Communities
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Hearthstone Senior Communities chain — 8 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Consulting Support Services, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Facility Support Company, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Kane Financial Services, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Themis Health Management, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Arleen Lebron
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Cara Spadola
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 50)
- F0881·Feb 4, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F0880·Feb 4, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0760·Feb 4, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0759·Feb 4, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0756·Feb 4, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D0689·Feb 4, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0657·Feb 4, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0645·Feb 4, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $129K
- 20241 fine · $163K
Most recent events
- Oct 29, 2025Fine · $129K
- Jan 12, 2024Fine · $163K
Largest single fine on record: $163K.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Jan 12, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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