From 1 posting and nurse reviews · Employer research Aug 24, 2026Sources
The short version
You drive up to 4240 Lakeland Highlands Rd in Lakeland and the campus sits on a lake — landscaped grounds, a covered porte-cochere, a small dock. This is listed as skilled nursing with 12–16 hour nursing, a 24-hour call system, and 24-hour supervision.
Employer research, Aug 24, 2026
You would work a skilled nursing community that lists 12–16 hour nursing, a 24-hour call system, and 24-hour supervision.
For experienced nursesSources
You pull up to 4240 Lakeland Highlands Rd, a lakeside campus with landscaped grounds, a covered porte-cochere, and a small dock.
If you are moving hereSources
As of 2026Source: miradorliving.comThe same Lakeland campus also lists memory care, assisted living with ADL help, meds, and transfers, and rehab.
For experienced nursesSources
Nursing here
Published pay and benefits
- Hourly pay
Registered Dietitian (RD) estimated pay $28–$37.75/hr on ZipRecruiter; not a confirmed employer-posted rate
As of 2026
- Hourly pay
Registered Dietitian (RD) estimated pay high end $37.75/hr
As of 2026
The units
Skilled Nursing
Listing classifies the community as skilled nursing with 12–16 hour nursing, 24-hour call system, and 24-hour supervision.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: miradorliving.comMemory Care
Third-party community profile lists Memory Care among services at this Lakeland campus.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: miradorliving.comAssisted Living
Profile lists assisted living with ADL help, meds management, transfers, and a mental wellness program.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: miradorliving.comRehab
A July 2026 family review cited excellent nursing and rehab plus daily check-ins and activities.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: miradorliving.com
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Care quality and staff attentiveness
- A family visitor said nursing, rehab, and daily check-ins felt warm and professional and that activities helped their loved one improve.
Sources
As of 2026-07Source: miradorliving.com- Facility condition and overall rating
- The same review called the campus clean, updated, and well run; the listing shows about 4.0 from 287 reviews.
Sources
As of 2026-07Source: miradorliving.com
The hard parts
The only wage in our own postings is $15 an hour, from a single listing.
From employer postings
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
Living in Lakeland, FL
Stroll past historic bungalows in Dixieland and watch the iconic swans glide across Lake Morton after your shift at Lakeland Regional Health. Positioned right between Tampa and Orlando, Lakeland pairs quiet, brick-paved charm with a cost of living about 3% below the national average, making it an easy, sun-drenched relocation for bedside nurses.
Browse roles in Lakeland- Metro price level · Lakeland area
- 3% below the national average
- BEA index 97.1 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,395/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $64,185/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Current openings at Highlands Lake Center
Sources
- miradorliving.com/assisted-living/florida/lakeland/highlands-lake-center
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say · as of 2026
Help improve this pageShare what it’s like, fix a detail, or add a useful photo.
Hiring here? List this unit.
Claim or manage this pageFrom nurses, to nurses
When you are unsure and everyone else is slammed, try this: if another nurse walked up and put that exact question to you, what would you tell them to do?
Someone on clinicals may say something that has you wondering if you are cut out for this. Do not take it to heart. A couple of bad days are not the profession.