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Nursing Home · Lakeland, Florida
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The city
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.
Browse roles in LakelandU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would step into a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Lakeland that focuses on short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. Scheduling is described as flexible, with part-time RN roles that include 3P–11P, other shifts open, and overtime when you want the extra hours.
The employer cites comfortable staffing ratios; published facility-wide hours per resident day sit at 3.845 total nursing, 0.431 RN, and 2.273 CNA, with weekend RN hours lower at 0.217. Quality Measures and Long-Stay Quality Measures carry 5-star CMS marks, and the building has shared a local first-place Best Nursing Home award plus Nurse of the Year and CNA of the Year recognition in recent cycles. Health inspection sits at 1 star and staffing at 3 stars on CMS, so those domains are the clear soft spots next to the stronger quality-measure scores. Lakeland’s cost of living runs a little under the national level, Florida does not take state income tax, and the state is in the nurse licensure compact if you are moving in with a compact license. An Assistant Director of Nursing listing has carried an estimated $72,000–$108,000 annual range if leadership is ahead of you.
Why nurses stay
CMS Quality Measures and Long-Stay Quality Measures are 5 stars; health inspection is 1 star and staffing is 3 stars. Local recognition includes a first-place Best Nursing Home community award and Nurse of the Year honors in 2024 and 2026.
The reality check
The first year has a shape: exam, license, first job, base year, then the move. Residency windows and commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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