Highlands Lake Center offers nursing home care, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Lakeland, FL. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while nursing home care supports residents who need ongoing nursing care in a residential setting. Palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom relief for someone living with serious illness, and respite care provides a short stay while a primary caregiver travels or recovers. The combination may suit someone who needs ongoing nursing support or a family seeking temporary care.
With 179 beds, the home is a larger community with more residents and staff, and usually more programming. Private rooms give residents a personal space of their own, while semi-private rooms involve sharing a room. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 28 minutes per resident each day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment routes for care. Therapeutic recreation offers an organized activity option, and residents can choose between private and semi-private accommodations based on the available room type.



