Highlands Lake Center

Nursing Home · Lakeland, Florida 33813

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What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Nursing Home
Shifts hiring now: Rotating 1

The city

Living in Lakeland, FL

Lakeland sits between Tampa and Orlando, offering a slower pace with easy access to both metros. True to its name, the city is dotted with lakes, including Lake Mirror near downtown. It's a mid-size Florida community where outdoor recreation and local events shape everyday life for residents.

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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

Who they are

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.

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More about Highlands Lake Center

Profiles also list memory care, assisted living with help on ADLs, meds, and transfers plus a mental wellness program, and rehab. A family who visited in July 2026 said nursing, rehab, and the daily check-ins felt warm and professional, and that activities helped their loved one improve. They called the place clean, updated, and well run. The listing shows about 4.0 from 287 reviews. Dining is restaurant-style, including diabetes diets and other restrictions. Rooms are described as fully furnished with air-conditioning, cable, and housekeeping. A job ad puts the mission this way: reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others. What you will not find published here is a nurse-to-patient ratio, and the only wage in our own postings is $15 an hour from a single listing. Florida takes no state income tax and honors compact licenses. Lakeland’s cost of living sits about 3% below the national level.

Reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

lakesideskilled nursingmemory caredaily check-insrestaurant-style dining24-hour supervisionheartsfamily-reviewed

What nurses say in reviews

A July 2026 family review described nursing, rehab, and daily check-ins as warm and professional and called the campus clean, updated, and well run. The listing shows about 4.0 from 287 reviews.

The good

Lakeside campus with landscaped grounds, a covered porte-cochere, and a small dock
Skilled nursing listed with 12–16 hour nursing, a 24-hour call system, and 24-hour supervision
Memory care, assisted living, and rehab on the same campus
Family review of warm, professional nursing, rehab, and daily check-ins
Listing score about 4.0 from 287 reviews; campus called clean and updated
Restaurant-style dining with diabetes diets and special dietary restrictions

The hard parts

The only wage in our own postings is $15 an hour, from one listing
Nurse-to-patient ratios, scheduling, and the EHR are not published
No residency, tuition support, or career ladder is on record
A Glassdoor page listed six jobs behind a login; the community profile was unclaimed

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 24, 2026

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