Overview
Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 5th of 12 nursing homes in Lakeland. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 90% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 19, 2024, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Florida average of 7.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Florida nursing homes have been fined.
Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 114 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 42%
Top 67%
Top 75%
Family reviews
No reviews yet. If your family has experience with Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, your review helps others decide.
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 19, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.33 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.34 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.89 hrs
- Nurse aides2.11 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 114
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 26, 1999
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes