The Lakeland Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1999-03-04. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (248) 350-8070 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Lakeland Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 65.9/100, placing it #9981 of 14703 facilities nationally and #278 of 423 in Michigan. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at The Lakeland Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 57 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 20 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 36 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 35 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 60.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $189,324. 165 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $189,324, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 200.25 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Lakeland Center ranks 9981st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 65.9/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within MI, it ranks 278th out of 423 nursing homes. In Southfield, it ranks 2nd out of 5 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,179 nationally and RN hours rank #12,053 nationally (#382 in MI). Our composite quality score of 65.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Southfield, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/michigan/southfield/