Lake Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has 90 certified beds and sees an average of 81 residents each day, and while the staff provides about 3.74 nurse hours per resident per day, the nurse turnover rate sits at 66.4%, which means staffing can change a fair bit; this place is part of The Peplinski Group and is managed by Krystyna Solarewicz, Alicia Wildey, and Kathy Winkels along with other designated staff. They've put a focus on skilled nursing and rehab services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus there's memory care, palliative care, wound care, and respite care on site. The staff tries to offer compassionate care, with renovations made for comfort and accessibility, private and semi-private rooms, and dedicated care units including long-term acute, inpatient rehab, step-down, and telemetry for folks needing extra medical attention, and you'll see mobile tech like their app for managing shifts and profiles.
There are amenities like beautiful courtyards, cable TV and Wi-Fi, recreation areas, a barber and beauty shop, laundry, and spacious dining rooms serving home-cooked meals, and the place keeps services like dental, vision, pharmacy, dietary, lab, podiatry, x-ray, audiology, and hospice available, plus regular activities, outings, and religious services for residents and families, with enhanced cleaning routines and virtual visits to make sure everyone stays connected and safe. The facility is both Medicare and Medicaid certified, offers a home-like, secure setting, and serves people needing short-term rehab after surgery or injury, along with those needing extended nursing care for wellness, hospice, or memory care reasons.
Lake Woods says it focuses on pressure ulcer prevention and care, along with infection control, but it has had deficiencies found in those areas, including F0686 and F0880, and there's also one about protection from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (F0600), with inspectors writing up 41 total deficiencies over several visits-five of those about infections-and the most recent inspection report coming out on May 1, 2025. Despite these challenges, the staff, including certified nursing aides, works around the clock, with memory care and behavioral health services in place, and a culinary health program aimed at serving residents' dining preferences, making the environment as inviting and comfortable as possible given the needs and changes that come with skilled care.
