Highlands Lake Center
4240 Lakeland Highlands Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33813
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Aston Health
- Certified beds
- 179 · avg 170 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 52.4% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 41.9% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 42.9% — 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
- 105620
- Certified beds
- 179 beds · avg 170 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Highlands Lake Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Aston Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Aston Health chain — 38 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Cynthia Ayala
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2022
- Lce Partners Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
- Samuel Gutman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 25% · since 2021
- Samuel Klein
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 75% · since 2021
- Gabriel Living Center, Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2003
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 32)
- E0755·Nov 5, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0697·Nov 5, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0773·Apr 17, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- E0585·Apr 17, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D0761·Aug 6, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0585·Aug 6, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D0584·Aug 6, 2024Complaint
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.
- D0880·Mar 7, 2024Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 7, 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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