Lakeland Community Care Center
CMS rates Lakeland Community Care Center 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 33 citations across 14 inspections in the last three years, with $8,424 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.
Public record summary
About this facility — Lakeland Community Care Center
Lakeland Community Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Jackson, Mississippi. It is licensed for 105 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Mississippi (80 beds).
It is one of 35 senior care facilities in Jackson and 202 skilled nursing facilities across Mississippi. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited Lakeland Community Care Center 33 times across 14 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,424 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
Inspection record
Quality of care & staffing
Cited more than once
The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.
- F-0677 3 inspections. Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-0584 3 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- F-0656 3 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-0550 2 inspections. Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F-0761 2 inspections. Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Who to contact in Mississippi
- Licensing: Mississippi State Department of Health
- File a complaint: 800-227-7308
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 888-844-0041. A free advocate for residents and families.
- Adult Protective Services: 844-437-6282. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
- Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.
Nearest emergency hospitals
- University of Mississippi Med Center, about 1.5 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, about 2.2 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
- Merit Health River Oaks, about 2.6 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Nearby facilities with inspection records
- Manhattan Community Care Center, Jackson, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
- Compere Nh, Jackson, about 2.4 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
- Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation, Jackson, about 3.6 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
- Methodist Sepcialty Care Center, Flowood, about 3.6 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
- Magnolia Senior Care, Jackson, about 5.4 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
