Lakeland Senior AdvisorSouth and west Lakeland runs from the Lakeland Highlands and Christina neighborhoods along Lakeland Highlands Road and South Florida Avenue to Highland City, plus the west side toward the Polk Parkway and Medulla (ZIPs 33811, 33812, 33813 and 33815).
Much of this area is newer subdivisions, and its licensed care is a smaller group of assisted living buildings and nursing homes, along with many of Lakeland's home health agency offices.
How much licensed senior care is in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands?
In the South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands part of Lakeland (ZIP codes 33811, 33812, 33813, 33815), AHCA's records list 3 licensed assisted living facilities with 179 beds and 2 nursing homes with 299 beds.
| Found in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands | Missing in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (AHCA records) | Assisted living facilities: 3, Nursing homes: 2, Home health agencies: 12, Hospices: 1 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Adult day care centers, Adult family care homes |
| ALFs reporting memory care | 2 | — |
Which assisted living facilities hold AHCA licenses in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands?
3 licensed assisted living facilities have South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands addresses on AHCA's records, with 179 beds; 2 report memory care, 2 hold a specialty license, and the largest is Brookdale Highlands at 105 beds.
| Facility | License | Licensed beds | Last standard survey | Cites at that survey | AHCA fines on profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Highlands 4250 Lakeland Highlands Rd, 33813 | Standard + LNS | 105 | 11/04/2024 | 3 | $12,000 |
| Hawthorne Inn of Lakeland 6150 Lakeland Highlands Rd, 33813 | Standard only | 68 | 10/13/2025 | 0 | $1,214 |
| Elite Care Assisted Living Facility LLC 6017 Christina Dr E, 33813 | Standard + LMH + LNS | 6 | Not posted | — | $0 |
Specialty licenses among them: 2 LNS, 1 LMH.
Which nursing homes are in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands, and what are their CMS ratings?
South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands has 2 licensed nursing homes with 299 beds in all; 0 of the 2 that CMS rates overall hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall | Licensed beds | Last CMS inspection | CMS deficiencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Lake Center 4240 Lakeland Highlands Rd, 33813 | 2 of 5 | 179 | March 7, 2024 | 17 |
| Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation 800 E County Rd 540A, 33813 | 2 of 5 | 120 | April 23, 2026 | 8 |
Do any home health agencies or hospices have offices in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands?
Yes: 12 licensed home health agencies and 1 licensed hospice list an office in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands, though agencies routinely serve clients far beyond the office ZIP code.
- Altum Home Care Services, LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299995527
- Aveanna Healthcare — home health agency, AHCA license #20935096
- Aveanna Home Health — home health agency, AHCA license #299994338
- Baycare Home Care / Lakeland Regional Health — home health agency, AHCA license #21070096
- Brightstar Care of Lakeland and Winter Haven — home health agency, AHCA license #299996480
- Care and Life — home health agency, AHCA license #299995330
- Centerwell Home Health — home health agency, AHCA license #208130961
- Compassionate Home Care Partners LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299996609
- Concierge Home Care — home health agency, AHCA license #299994938
- Dominion Resource Center LLC — home health agency, AHCA license #299995515
- Enhabit Home Health — home health agency, AHCA license #299993692
- Firstlight Home Care of Lakeland, Fl — home health agency, AHCA license #299996145
- Compassionate Care Hospice of Central Florida Inc — hospice, AHCA license #50370978
Has AHCA fined any facility in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands?
Yes: fines appear on the AHCA profiles of 4 licensed facilities in South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands; the newest was initiated May 2, 2024 against Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation.
Every sanction, with date and amount, is on the facility's own page. A fine from years back is not the same as a current problem, so ask what changed after it.
Which hospitals are nearest to South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands?
From the center of South & West Lakeland: Highland City, Christina & Lakeland Highlands's licensed facilities, the nearest acute-care hospitals in CMS's data are Lakeland Regional Medical Center (roughly 8.2 miles) and Bartow Regional Medical Center (roughly 10.8 miles).
South Florida Baptist Hospital is roughly 11.0 miles away. All are straight-line distances, good for comparing but not for estimating drive time.
