Breezy Hills Rehab and Care Center

Name: Breezy Hills Rehab and Care Center
Address: 5245 N SOCRUM LOOP RD, Lakeland, FL, 33809, US
Telephone: 8638591446

5245 N Socrum Loop Rd, Lakeland, FL 33809 · Polk County · 120 certified beds · avg 118 residents/day · certified since Dec 28, 1984

Part of chain: EXCELSIOR CARE GROUP (33 facilities, chain avg rating 2.5★)

2/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

3.46

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (34)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
May 8, 2025	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
May 8, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services.
May 8, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
May 8, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards.
Mar 27, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide the social services residents need — such as counseling, help with adjustment, or connecting to outside resources — to achieve the best possible quality of life. · from a complaint
Jul 2, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · from a complaint
Jul 2, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Jul 2, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide care that took into account residents' past trauma or their cultural backgrounds. Care is supposed to be sensitive to what residents have lived through and where they come from. · from a complaint
Feb 8, 2023	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Feb 8, 2023	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not properly inform residents or their representatives about arbitration agreements — contracts that give up the right to sue in court — including their right to refuse to sign.
Feb 8, 2023	F · Potential for harm, facility-wide	The facility did not provide a neutral and fair arbitration process. Arbitration is a way of settling disputes outside of court, and if it's used, the facility must agree with the resident on a neutral arbitrator and a convenient location.
Feb 8, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need.
Feb 8, 2023	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide.
Feb 8, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered.
Feb 8, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable.
Feb 8, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Feb 8, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Feb 8, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time.
Feb 8, 2023	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
May 27, 2021	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.
May 27, 2021	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them.
May 27, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs.
May 27, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.
May 27, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
May 27, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it.
May 27, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly.
May 27, 2021	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (11 → 11).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2021	8	E
2023	11	F
2024	3	D
2025	12	F

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	Florida avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	3.46	4.03	3.95	bottom 13% in Florida; bottom 35% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	0.39	0.76	0.69	bottom 7% in Florida; bottom 21% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	3.29	3.68	3.50	bottom 21% in Florida; bottom 47% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.35	0.53	0.48	bottom 30% in Florida; bottom 41% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	48.4	41.4	45.8	bottom 32% in Florida; bottom 41% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	58.8	46.0	42.9	bottom 26% in Florida; bottom 23% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.47, RN 0.40, weekend 3.31. Staffing rating: 2/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Lakeview SNF Operations Holdings LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest	100%	09/03/2021
Sunshine SNF Group LLC	Organization	5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest	100%	09/30/2021
Bradley, Michael	Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	NOT APPLICABLE	07/21/2025
Bradley, Michael	Individual	ADP of the SNF	NOT APPLICABLE	07/01/2025
Leifer, Joel	Individual	Corporate Officer	NOT APPLICABLE	04/01/2022

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
"How do you screen new residents for mental health and disability-related needs, and how do you provide the specialized services they require?"
"How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
"What choices do residents have over their daily schedule, like meal times, bathing, and activities?"
"How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
"How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
"How do you coordinate and monitor care for residents who receive dialysis?"
"Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)

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Wedgewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center	1.5 mi	Lakeland, FL	★★☆☆☆	3/5
Manor at Carpenters, the	1.5 mi	Lakeland, FL	★★★★☆	4/5
The Club at Lake Gibson	1.5 mi	Lakeland, FL	★★★☆☆	2/5
Valencia Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center	2.0 mi	Lakeland, FL	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Vivo Healthcare Lakeland	2.7 mi	Lakeland, FL	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Charming Lakes Rehab	2.7 mi	Lakeland, FL	★★☆☆☆	2/5
Lakeland Hills Center	2.8 mi	Lakeland, FL	★★☆☆☆	1/5
Florida Presbyterian Homes INC	5.4 mi	Lakeland, FL	★★★★★	3/5
Bridgewalk on Harden Health and Rehabilitation, LL	7.2 mi	Lakeland, FL	★☆☆☆☆	1/5
Highlands Lake Center	8.5 mi	Lakeland, FL	★★☆☆☆	2/5

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 105482.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Breezy Hills Rehab and Care Center

5245 N Socrum Loop Rd, Lakeland, FL 33809 · 8638591446

Health inspection rating 2/5 · CMS overall 2/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
☐ "How do you screen new residents for mental health and disability-related needs, and how do you provide the specialized services they require?"
☐ "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
☐ "What choices do residents have over their daily schedule, like meal times, bathing, and activities?"
☐ "How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
☐ "How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
☐ "How do you coordinate and monitor care for residents who receive dialysis?"
☐ "Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 105482 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)