Lake Worth Rehabilitation Center
1201 12TH AVENUE SOUTH, Lake Worth, FL, 33460
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Sovereign Healthcare Holdings
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 94 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 37.5% — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 62.5% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $36,003 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 13010961
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 120 beds
- Current license effective
- May 1, 2026
- Current license expires
- April 30, 2028
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Lake Worth Rehabilitation Center, Llc
- Administrator
- Jason Watt
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Sovereign Healthcare Holdings chain — 43 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Parent entity
Sovereign Healthcare Holdings Llc
Disclosed owners (19 on record)
- Southern Healthcare Management Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2026
- Jason a Watt
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Tanisha Spurlock
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Forvis Mazars Llp
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- William Notermann
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Berkadia Commercial Mortgage Llc
5% or Greater Security Interest · 100% · since 2024
+ 13 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 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 28)
- D0925·Aug 12, 2024Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- E0908·Mar 1, 2024
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D0880·Mar 1, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- C0847·Mar 1, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
- D0698·Mar 1, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E0679·Mar 1, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D0657·Mar 1, 2024
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.
- D0644·Mar 1, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $27K
- 20231 fine · $9,318
Most recent events
- Jun 13, 2025Fine · $27K
- Jun 2, 2023Fine · $9,318
Largest single fine on record: $27K.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 1, 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 Mar 1, 2026.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Florida AHCA licensing registry, snapshot as of April 18, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.