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Nursing home · Florida

Florida Presbyterian Homes INC

909 Lakeside Ave, Lakeland, FL 33803 · Polk County

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At a glance

Before you decide

The provider

What kind of provider is this?

What a nursing home is

A nursing home provides 24-hour nursing care and help with daily activities, and many offer short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay. It is a different setting from assisted living.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Who runs it and how big is it?

Facts CMS publishes

Certified beds
68
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Ownership (CMS)
Non Profit - Church Related
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 3, 1997
CMS Certification Number
105949
Legal business name
Florida Presbyterian Homes, INC.
Chain (CMS)
Westminster Communities of Florida
Changed ownership in the last 12 months
No
Resident and family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
Part of a continuing care retirement community
Yes

CMS processing date Sep 1, 2026.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

What did inspectors find?

Inspections, penalties and CMS flags

CMS Special Focus Facility program: Not flagged by CMS

CMS: the Special Focus Facility program lists “nursing homes that have a history of serious quality issues and are included in a special program to stimulate improvements in their quality of care.” CMS Special Focus Facility list (opens in a new tab)

CMS abuse icon: Not flagged by CMS

CMS: “Cited for abuse or neglect at harm level or above on survey cycle 1 (Scope/severity G or greater) or cited for abuse or neglect at potential harm level (Scope/Severity D or above) on both survey cycles 1 and 2.”

As of Sep 1, 2026, CMS processing date.

Health inspections

17 health citations from the inspection cycles CMS publishes. Each inspection lists what inspectors cited, how CMS coded it, and whether it was corrected. CMS notes that the most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.

Inspection Jul 30, 2026: 1 citation

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Tag F0880 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · from a complaint inspection · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction Aug 30, 2026

Inspection Feb 26, 2024: 8 citations

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Tag F0550 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 18, 2024

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Tag F0641 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

    Tag F0644 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Tag F0655 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Tag F0695 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Tag F0756 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Tag F0758 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Tag F0759 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

Inspection Mar 3, 2022: 5 citations

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Tag F0550 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Apr 2, 2022

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Tag F0756 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Apr 2, 2022

  • Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

    Tag F0882 · CMS scope and severity F (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; widespread) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Apr 2, 2022

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Tag F0883 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Apr 2, 2022

  • Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

    Tag F0886 · CMS scope and severity E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; pattern) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Apr 2, 2022

Inspection Jan 8, 2021: 3 citations

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Tag F0656 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 4, 2021

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Tag F0812 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 4, 2021

  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Tag F0867 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 4, 2021

Fire safety inspections

7 fire safety citations.

Inspection Feb 26, 2024: 2 citations

  • Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

    Tag K0211 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

    Tag K0353 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Mar 15, 2024

Inspection Jan 8, 2021: 5 citations

  • Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

    Tag K0211 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 28, 2021

  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

    Tag K0353 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 28, 2021

  • To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

    Tag K0761 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 28, 2021

  • Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

    Tag K0916 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 28, 2021

  • Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

    Tag K0923 · CMS scope and severity D (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm; isolated) · Deficient, Provider has date of correction Feb 28, 2021

Federal penalties

0 federal penalties (fines and payment denials) in this CMS release.

CMS data released Oct 8, 2026.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

How does CMS rate it?

CMS star ratings

These are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ratings, published on Medicare Care Compare, not StrongPath’s. StrongPath shows them as CMS published them on Oct 8, 2026, with the time periods each one covers; it does not combine, adjust or rank them.

  • CMS Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

    CMS: “It features an Overall Quality Rating of one to five stars based on nursing home performance on three domains, each of which has its own rating.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 1: Feb 26, 2024
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 2: Mar 3, 2022
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Staffing levels: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Staff turnover: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    • Long-stay quality measures: Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (7 measures)
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
      • Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
      • Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
    • Long-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
      • Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (1 measure)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of SNF residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge
      • Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers/injuries that are new or worsened
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2024 (1 measure)
      • Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF

  • CMS Health Inspection Rating: 2 out of 5

    CMS: “Ratings for the health inspections domain are based on the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies identified during the two most recent annual inspection surveys, as well as findings from the most recent 36 months of complaint investigations and focused infection control surveys.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 1: Feb 26, 2024
    • Standard health inspection, rating cycle 2: Mar 3, 2022
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Health inspection complaint surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on health inspection complaint surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026 (CMS: Most recent 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (CMS: First prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)
    • Infection control surveys: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024 (CMS: Second prior 12 month period for deficiencies cited on infection control surveys)

  • CMS Staffing Rating: 5 out of 5

    CMS: “Ratings for the staffing domain are based on six measures. This includes three nurse staffing level measures (hours per resident per day) and three measures of staff turnover.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Staffing levels: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Staff turnover: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

  • CMS Quality Measure (QM) Rating: 5 out of 5

    CMS: “Ratings for the quality measures are based on performance on 15 of the QMs that are currently posted on the Care Compare website. These include nine long-stay measures and six short-stay measures.”

    Periods CMS used for this rating
    • Long-stay quality measures: Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (7 measures)
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
      • Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
      • Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
      • Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
      • Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
    • Long-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
      • Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 (1 measure)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
    • Short-stay quality measures: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
      • Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025 (2 measures)
      • Percentage of SNF residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge
      • Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers/injuries that are new or worsened
    • Short-stay quality measures: Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2024 (1 measure)
      • Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF

CMS high-performing icon: Not shown by CMS

CMS: “Exceeds the traditional five-star rating. Higher performing nursing homes have fewer citations (safety violations), higher staffing levels, and other quality indicators.” The icon is CMS’s, not StrongPath’s. As of Sep 1, 2026, CMS processing date.

Footnote wording is from CMS’s Nursing Home Data Dictionary (September 2026). Inspection dates are this facility’s; the other periods are CMS’s data collection intervals (released Oct 8, 2026). See the full detail on Medicare Care Compare (opens in a new tab).

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Location and getting there

Is it in a hurricane evacuation zone?

Hurricane evacuation zone

Not in a mapped evacuation zone

Evacuation zone from the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s Know Your Zone data as of Sep 19, 2026. Zones are approximate and can change, and local officials decide who evacuates for each storm. Check with your county emergency management office or Know Your Zone (opens in a new tab) before relying on it. FDEM does not endorse StrongPath.

Source: Florida Division of Emergency Management; U.S. Census Bureau

How far is the nearest ER?

Nearest hospital and emergency department

Nearest hospital with emergency services (CMS flag)
Lakeland Regional Medical Center (Acute Care Hospitals), 2.1 mi straight line
Nearest hospital of any type
Lakeland Regional Medical Center (Acute Care Hospitals), 2.1 mi straight line

Straight-line distance, not drive time. The CMS emergency services flag says nothing about hours, wait times or trauma level.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; U.S. Census Bureau; Overture Maps Foundation

What is within a mile?

Pharmacies, groceries and restaurants nearby

Pharmacies
1 within 0.5 mi, 1 within 1 mi. Nearest: Walgreens, 0.46 mi
Grocery stores
0 within 0.5 mi, 4 within 1 mi. Nearest: Publix Downtown Office, 0.68 mi
Restaurants
5 within 0.5 mi, 36 within 1 mi. Nearest: Taylormade Foods, 0.26 mi

Counts of mapped business listings, straight line. Listings can be missing or out of date.

Source: Overture Maps Foundation

What does the local agency report?

Reported offenses for the local law enforcement agency

Agency
Lakeland Police Department
Violent offenses, 2025
493 (395.3 per 100,000 residents; FDLE population estimate 124,725)
Property offenses, 2025
2,174 (1,743 per 100,000 residents; FDLE population estimate 124,725)

Reported offenses for the whole agency service area, not this street. Not a safety rating. Counts are offenses known to law enforcement, as submitted to FDLE (FDLE file (opens in a new tab) dated Sep 30, 2026). Rates are not comparable across agencies, and Florida’s move to incident-based reporting is not complete.

Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Where can family stay?

Hotels and motels for visiting family

Licensed hotels and motels
At least 3 within 1 mi and 44 within 5 mi, plus 1 more licensed in the same ZIP or city that could not be mapped
Nearest mapped
Springhill Suites by Marriott - Lakeland (hotel), 0.58 mi

A license says the business is licensed, nothing about quality or price. License status as of Oct 3, 2026.

Source: Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation; U.S. Census Bureau; Overture Maps Foundation

The surrounding area

Is there a park nearby?

Parks and preserves (OpenStreetMap)

Named public parks and preserves
2 within 0.5 mi, 5 within 1 mi
Nearest
Drane Park (park), 0.17 mi

Park data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in a new tab), ODbL 1.0. Volunteer-mapped; straight line.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

What is the surrounding area like?

Area statistics

Residents aged 65 and over
33.6% (± 6.6), Census block group
Median household income
$65,571 (± $15,893), Census block group
EPA National Walkability Index
17.67 on EPA’s 1 to 20 scale

Survey estimates for the Census area around the address, with margins of error. They describe the area, not the facility or its residents.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Sources and limits

StrongPath shows facts published by government agencies and open data projects, with their dates. We do not rank, score or recommend providers, and we have no business relationship with any provider listed. Call the provider and check the official source before you decide. This is general information, not medical, legal or financial advice.