The most serious citations on this record
Every nursing-home citation carries a scope-and-severity grade from A (least serious) to L (most serious). The five highest-graded citations at Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center are:
F-0600 · October 1, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date October 24, 2025
F-0726 · October 1, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
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.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date October 24, 2025
F-0760 · October 1, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date October 24, 2025
F-0761 · April 23, 2026 · Grade F — Potential for more than minimal harm
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.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date May 15, 2026
F-0558 · April 23, 2026 · Grade E — Potential for more than minimal harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date May 15, 2026
What surveyors cited, theme by theme
Grouping the citations by subject shows whether a home's problems are isolated or concentrated in one part of care. At Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center, 12 subject areas appear across health and fire-safety inspections.
Medication and pharmacy services
8 citations between September 30, 2021 and April 23, 2026. The most serious was graded J — immediate jeopardy, affecting one or a very small number of residents. Surveyors found a situation that caused — or was likely to cause — serious injury, harm, impairment, or death, and that needed immediate correction. 3 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 8 citations show a recorded correction date.
Medication citations can involve wrong doses, unnecessary drugs, or poor monitoring. Ask for the medication administration record and whether a pharmacist reviewed the resident's drug regimen each month.
F-0760 · October 1, 2025 · Grade J — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
F-0761 · April 23, 2026 · Grade F — 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.
F-0759 · December 30, 2024 · Grade E — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation
1 citation between October 1, 2025 and October 1, 2025. The most serious was graded J (immediate jeopardy). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
These citations go to the core duty to protect residents. Ask how the home screens and trains staff, how allegations are investigated, and whether the same staff or unit appears in more than one report.
F-0600 · October 1, 2025 · Grade J — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Nursing and Physician Services
1 citation between October 1, 2025 and October 1, 2025. The most serious was graded J (immediate jeopardy). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
F-0726 · October 1, 2025 · Grade J — 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.
Resident rights
5 citations between September 30, 2021 and April 23, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 5 citations show a recorded correction date.
Rights citations cover dignity, choice, privacy, grievances, and being told about changes in condition or care. Ask how the home notifies family of changes and how grievances are logged and answered.
F-0558 · April 23, 2026 · Grade E — Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
F-0584 · November 16, 2023 · Grade E — 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.
F-0580 · December 30, 2024 · Grade D — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Assessments and care planning
3 citations between November 16, 2023 and April 23, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Care-plan citations mean the written plan did not match the resident's known risks. Ask whether the care plan changed after each fall, wound, infection, or hospital return — or whether the same plan stayed in place while the resident declined.
F-0645 · November 16, 2023 · Grade E — PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
F-0645 · April 23, 2026 · Grade D — PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
F-0656 · October 23, 2025 · Grade D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Food, nutrition, and hydration
1 citation between November 16, 2023 and November 16, 2023. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Nutrition failures connect directly to weight loss, dehydration, and slow wound healing. Ask for weight records, intake logs, and whether a dietitian reviewed the resident after any decline.
F-0812 · November 16, 2023 · Grade E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration and leadership
1 citation between September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Administrative citations suggest the problem sits with management systems, not one staff member. Ask who is responsible for quality oversight and what the home's own quality committee changed afterward.
F-0867 · September 30, 2021 · Grade E — Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Quality of life and daily care
3 citations between September 30, 2021 and November 16, 2023. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
This group covers the basics of daily care — help with eating, bathing, toileting, repositioning, and timely treatment. Repeated citations here often match what families notice first: call lights unanswered, soiled briefs, missed care.
F-0684 · November 16, 2023 · Grade D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0689 · November 16, 2023 · Grade D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0677 · September 30, 2021 · Grade D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
3 citations between September 30, 2021 and November 16, 2023. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Life-safety citations cover alarms, sprinklers, exits, and evacuation readiness. Ask for the date each item was corrected and whether the local fire authority re-inspected.
K-0345 · November 16, 2023 · Grade D — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
K-0353 · November 16, 2023 · Grade D — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0325 · September 30, 2021 · Grade D — Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems
2 citations between September 30, 2021 and November 16, 2023. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0923 · November 16, 2023 · Grade D — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
K-0923 · September 30, 2021 · Grade D — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Physical environment and safety
1 citation between April 23, 2026 and April 23, 2026. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Environmental citations cover the building itself — safe water temperatures, clean and working equipment, hazard-free spaces. Ask what was repaired, when, and what checks are in place now.
F-0919 · April 23, 2026 · Grade D — Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Egress
1 citation between September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0211 · September 30, 2021 · Grade D — Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
How to read the severity grades
CMS grades combine how many residents were affected with how much harm occurred. Grades J–L are immediate jeopardy: a situation that caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death. Grades G–I mean a resident was actually harmed. Grades D–F mean no harm was found but the failure could have caused more than minimal harm, and A–C carry only minimal-harm potential. The second dimension matters too: the grade also tells you whether surveyors saw an isolated case, a pattern, or a facility-wide problem.
Survey and penalty timeline
Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center appears in CMS data on 8 survey dates between September 30, 2021 and April 23, 2026. Complaint surveys happen because someone reported a problem; standard surveys are the routine inspections every home receives.
April 23, 2026
Standard health survey — 4 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
October 23, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
October 1, 2025
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade J (immediate jeopardy)
December 30, 2024
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
November 16, 2023
Health survey including complaint investigations — 8 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
November 16, 2023
Fire-safety survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 30, 2021
Standard health survey — 6 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 30, 2021
Fire-safety survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
Penalties imposed
October 1, 2025 — Fine of $68,770
How Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center compares with peer homes
Raw citation counts mean more in context. The table below compares Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center with the median reviewed facility in Polk County (11 homes in this research set) and across Florida (156 homes), using the same CMS data. On health citations alone, Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center sits above 10% of its reviewed county peers — below the county middle, though its most serious grades still matter more than the count.
Measure
This home
Polk Co. median
Florida median
Health citations on record
24
34
30
Citations from complaint investigations
7
8
7
Citations at actual-harm level or worse
3
3
3
Immediate-jeopardy citations
3
2
2
Total fines in CMS penalty records
$68,770
$77,880
$59,961
Penalty records (fines + payment denials)
1
2
2
What families should ask Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center
- Ask why CMS flags Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center with its abuse icon, which citations produced the flag, and what staffing or supervision changes followed.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the medication and pharmacy services citations — most recently F-0760 on October 1, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation citations — most recently F-0600 on October 1, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the nursing and physician services citations — most recently F-0726 on October 1, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the resident rights citations — most recently F-0584 on November 16, 2023 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask what conduct led to the fines — CMS records 1 totalling $68,770, the most recent dated October 1, 2025 — and what changed afterward.
- What changed in the resident's condition, and when did staff at Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center first document the change?
- Were recent complaint-related citations at Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center connected to the same kind of issue your family noticed?
Records to preserve
Connect this record to what your family saw
A citation record is context. The warning sign your family noticed is the starting point for a resident-specific review — match the two, then preserve the records listed above. Start with how facility research works.
Warning sign
Bed sores
Warning sign
Falls
Warning sign
Bruises
Warning sign
Weight loss
Facility research
Inspection deficiencies
Facility research
Civil penalties
Facility research
Abuse citations
Facility research
Complaint surveys
CMS facility facts
CMS certification number
106120
Legal business name
LAKELAND SNF INVESTORS LLC
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
October 16, 2018
Chain name
SUMMITT CARE II, INC.
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
114.3
Overall CMS rating
2 star
Health inspection rating
1 star
Staffing rating
3 star
Reported nurse staffing hours per resident day
3.81599
Total nursing staff turnover
30.7%
Public records are a starting point, not a conclusion
This profile of Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center uses official CMS provider data as a research starting point. It does not state that Scott Lake Health And Rehabilitation Center abused or neglected any resident. A citation, fine, or rating becomes meaningful only when it is compared with the resident's own chart, the facility's explanation, and source documents with dates and outcome status.
Citation and penalty detail on this page comes from the CMS Provider Data health-deficiency, fire-safety, and penalties datasets, pulled October 12, 2026. Figures describe the facility's public inspection record; they do not by themselves prove what happened to any individual resident.
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