BREEZY HILLS REHAB AND CARE CENTER
BREEZY HILLS REHAB AND CARE CENTER, in LAKELAND, Florida, holds 120 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1984-12-28, averaging 117.5 residents a day.
Has BREEZY HILLS REHAB AND CARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 34 health-inspection deficiencies for BREEZY HILLS REHAB AND CARE CENTER since 2021-05-27, 15 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-05-08.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-08 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-05-08 | F0645, F0695 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E |
| 2025-05-08 | F0561, F0692, F0693, F0698, F0756, F0757, F0759, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2025-03-27 | F0745 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D |
| 2024-07-02 | F0610, F0689, F0699 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | D |
| 2023-02-08 | F0812, F0847, F0848 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue. | F |
| 2023-02-08 | F0644, F0880 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-02-08 | F0582, F0655, F0686, F0697, F0759, F0761 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. | D |
| 2021-05-27 | F0761, F0867 | 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. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E |
| 2021-05-27 | F0584, F0656, F0686, F0695, F0700, F0756 | 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. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
How is BREEZY HILLS REHAB AND CARE CENTER staffed relative to the FL average?
| Measure | This facility | FL average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.47059 | 3.82350 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 48.4 | 41.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 117.5 | 108.9 |
Who owns BREEZY HILLS REHAB AND CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
BREEZY HILLS REHAB AND CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name LAKEVIEW SNF OPERATIONS LLC and belongs to the EXCELSIOR CARE GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | LAKEVIEW SNF OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC | since 09/03/2021 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SUNSHINE SNF GROUP LLC | since 09/30/2021 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | LEIFER, JOEL | since 04/01/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BRADLEY, MICHAEL | since 07/21/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | BRADLEY, MICHAEL | since 07/01/2025 |
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