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Lakeside Health Center

2501 N AUSTRALIAN AVENUE, WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33407
(561) 655-7780
lcca.com
107 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

2501 N Australian Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
107
CMS facility ID
105268
Care type
Nursing home
County
Palm Beach
Facility name
Lakeside Health Center
Street address
2501 N AUSTRALIAN AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone
(561) 655-7780
Website
lcca.com

About this facility — Lakeside Health Center

Lakeside Health Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is licensed for 107 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Florida (120 beds).

It is one of 106 senior care facilities in West Palm Beach and 694 skilled nursing facilities across Florida. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Lakeside Health Center 18 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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 August 31, 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Life Care Centers of America
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Fund I Investments Limited Partnership
Direct owner · Partner — 96% stake — since 1995
Crhc Llc
Partner — since 2017
Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 1995
Developers Investment Company Inc
Partner — since 1995
Hcf Inc
Partner — since 1995
Langlais, Heather
Managing employee — since 2021
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control — since 1990
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2000

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1979-07-01
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-18
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$380 per day (≈ $11,550/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
84% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 10% private/other
Occupancy
90% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
7% below the FL median of $408/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
107
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-18Health inspection2 citations
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2026-03-09
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-03-09
2025-02-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-03-11
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (15 citations)
2024-09-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-10-09
2024-06-20Health inspection6 citations
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-07-20
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-07-20
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-07-20
F-0756
D · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-07-20
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-07-20
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-07-20
2023-04-06Health inspection5 citations
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-05-06
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-05-06
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-05-06
F-0803
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2023-05-06
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-05-06
2024-06-20Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-07-19
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-07-19
2023-04-06Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-05-04
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 105268.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.459 ratings on Google
★★★★★Sandra Maia · 2025-11-28 · via Google

“This place is top notch! My mom has been treated with respect, kindness and dignity. The staff there is so hardworking. You never see a Nurse sitting down. They are so accommodating and attentive. Big shout out to Dora in social services for Making my mom‘s Thanksgiving extra special by arranging her a trip home my mom has not been home in over four years and Dora was so helpful in making the Arra…”

★★KT · 2026-05-28 · via Google

“Some staff is very helpful, they listen to concerns on behalf of my love one.. I feel that the facility needs air fresheners throughout hallways to reduce the smell of feces.”

★★★★★Butch Dias · 2025-07-12 · via Google

“Had an amazing time as we brought our kids ministry to touch the lives of the residents there. The kids sang praise and worship songs and shared stories about how God touched their lives. The staff was amazing.”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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