Lake Wales Health And Rehabilitation Center
730 N Scenic Hwy, Lake Wales, FL, 33853
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Ahava Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 100 · avg 85 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 44.1% — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 41.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 41.7% — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 46.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 106069
- Certified beds
- 100 beds · avg 85 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Lake Wales Operating Group Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Ahava Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Ahava Healthcare chain — 16 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Byron r Dean
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Cara Spadola
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Anshel Niederman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2019
- Benjamin Neuman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2019
+ 5 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 36)
- G0584·Jun 24, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- D0759·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0755·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F0732·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0726·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
- D0695·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0610·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- G0600·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 24, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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