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Bartow Center
⌖ Bartow, FL · Polk County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds120
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Bartow Center
Bartow Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Bartow, FL. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Florida is 3.3. At its last full inspection (Jul 2024), inspectors found 9 problems, more than the Florida average of 7.1. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 12 min a day with each resident, less than the Florida average of 3 hr 49 min. About 50% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $8,034 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for long-term care than for short-term rehab.
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Key details
Facility nameBartow Center
LocationPolk County, Florida
Phone(863) 533-0578
Address2055 E Georgia St, Bartow, FL 33830 · Polk County
CMS provider number105286
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyHearthstone Senior Communities · 8 homes
Investors reported to MedicareReal estate investment trust (REIT): Omega Healthcare Investors What this means
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 1, 1975 (51 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 5 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jul 2024.Strength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $8,034Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Health citations at last inspection9 (Jul 2024)Florida average: 7.1. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 12 min a dayFlorida average: 3 hr 49 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident30 min a dayFlorida average: 44 minWorse than state average
- Nursing staff turnover50% a yearFlorida average: 41%Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Florida average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital34.5%State average: 26.1%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit14.9%State average: 9.1%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs2.5%State average: 1.5%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 6 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as the state average of 6 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.0%State average: 2.5%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.3%State average: 4.5%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs16.5%State average: 8.6%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.7State average: 2.1Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Florida average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Florida, Medicaid pays for 61% of resident days at a typical home.
- 76% Medicaid
- 6% Medicare
- 18% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average97%Florida typical: 91%
Cost of care per resident day$291Florida typical: $351
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing2★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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