Palm Garden Of Ocala

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

51.8% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 234 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 46.7% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 184 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.32 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 53% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 10% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 180 beds and averages 176.3 residents a day — about 98% occupied, or roughly 4 beds typically open. It runs essentially full — expect a waiting list. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.45 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.32 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.13 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.13 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.57 on weekdays — 12% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.40 to 0.13 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 52% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are unchanged from the previous inspection. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

19 citations, most serious first. The 11 most serious are shown; the remaining 8 are one tap away and print in full.

• Actual harm · Gcited before2024-12-19 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure adequate supervision during toileting to prevent an accident resulting in head injury and transferred to a higher level of care for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accident prevention (Resident #1). Findings include: Review of Resident #1's admission record documented diagnosis to include wedge compression fracture of first and fifth lumbar vertebra, Huntington's Disease, and ataxia (poor muscle control that affects balance and coordination). Review of the fall risk assessment for Resident #1 dated 12/14/2024, revealed a score of 13. A Score 10 or higher indicated the resident is at high risk of falls. Review of Resident #1's progress note dated 12/18/2024 documented, Late entry. Staff A, CNA [Certified Nursing Assistant] reports toileting resident and allowed her privacy and upon return to bathroom resident on left side appearing to bleeding {sic} from head. Resident states 'I fell.' Review of Resident #1's progress note dated 12/19/2024…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-12-17 · tag F0757 — failed to avoid unnecessary drugs — isolated
  Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure physician ordered medication parameters were followed for adequate indications for use, resulting in the administration of unnecessary medications for 1 of 3 residents, Resident #1 reviewed for unnecessary pain medications.Findings include:Review of Resident #1's admission record documented diagnosis of fibromyalgia (a disorder of pain processing causing chronic widespread pain), low back pain, unspecified, unspecified dementia, unspecified severity without behavioral disturbance, psychotic, mood disturbance and anxiety, insomnia unspecified, essential (primary) hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperlipidemia unspecified (high cholesterol), migraine, long term use of opiate analgesic, fracture of one rib, left side, gastroesophageal reflux disease without esophagitis, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild, unspecified glaucoma and presence of right artificial shoulder joint. Review of Resident #1's physician order dated 12/9/2025 read, Tramadol HCL tablet 50 mg (milligram) give 1 tablet by…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2025-06-12 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — pattern
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive care plan for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for accidents (Resident #70), 2 of 5 residents reviewed for insulin administration (Residents #82 and #167), and 1 of 8 residents reviewed for oxygen therapy (Resident #166). Findings include: 1) During an observation on 6/10/2025 at 8:07 AM, Resident #70 was lying in bed. The bed was in a low position. There was one fall mat on the right side of the bed. There was a fall mat stored behind a chair in the resident room (Photographic evidence obtained). During an observation on 6/11/2025 at 7:54 AM, Resident #70 was lying in bed. The bed was in a low position. There was one fall mat on the right side of the bed. There was a fall mat stored behind a chair in the resident room. Review of Resident #70's care plan initiated on 4/21/2025 read, Focus: At risk for falls related to general weakness, impaired mobility, advanced age, poor safety awareness, right sided hemi [hemiplegia], dm [diabetes mellitus], gout, g-tube [gastrostomy tube],…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2025-06-12 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — pattern
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents received respiratory care as ordered by physician for 4 of 8 residents reviewed for respiratory services (Residents #19, #66, #166 and #51). Findings include: 1) During an observation on 6/9/2025 at 9:27 AM, Resident #19 was in bed, receiving oxygen at 4 liters per minute via nasal cannula. The oxygen concentrator was on the left side of the bed outside of the resident's reach. During an interview on 6/9/2025 at 9:27 AM, Resident #19 stated, I don't touch the oxygen. The nurses do that. They take it off and put it on for me. Review of Resident #19's physician order dated 2/20/2025 read, Oxygen at 2 LPM [liters per minute] via N/C [nasal cannula] PRN [as needed] as needed for Shortness of Breath. No Humidity. During an interview on 6/10/2025 at 7:47 AM, Staff E, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), stated, The oxygen is not running at the right amount. 2) During an observation on 6/9/2025 at 12:19 PM, Resident #66 was receiving oxygen at 5 liters per minute via nasal cannula from an oxygen…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-06-12 · tag F0641 — isolated
  Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments accurately reflected the resident's status for 2 of 8 residents reviewed for oxygen therapy (Resident #19 and #99). Findings include: 1) Review of Resident #19's admission record showed an admission date of 6/27/2024 with the diagnoses including chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure, acute pulmonary edema, dyspnea, dependence on supplemental oxygen, and anxiety disorder. Review of Resident #19's physician order dated 2/20/2025 read, Oxygen at 2 LPM [Liters Per Minute] via N/C [Nasal Cannula] PRN [as needed] as needed for Shortness of Breath, No Humidity. Review of Resident #19's quarterly MDS assessment dated [DATE] showed no entries documented for receiving oxygen therapy under Section O- Special Treatments, Procedures and Programs. 2) Review of Resident #99's admission record showed an admission date of 8/30/2024 with the diagnoses including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute)…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-06-12 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents were free of accident hazards for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for dining (Resident #70). Findings include: During an observation on 6/10/2025 at 11:05 AM, Resident #70 was sitting in a wheelchair in the hallway with a gait belt and walker. Staff A, Physical Therapist (PT), was in front of Resident #70 with a clear plastic cup containing water. Staff A gave the cup to Resident #70. Resident #70 started drinking water from the cup. Staff B, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), asked Staff A if Resident #70 was supposed to be given regular thin liquids because she believed Resident #70 was on a thickened liquid diet. Staff A, PT, stated, She [Resident #70] is doing well with it. Staff B, LPN, stated she would need clarification after checking the order in the computer and reading out loud Resident #70 had a thickened liquid diet order. Staff B stated she would go get clarification from the speech therapist and walked away from the medication cart. Staff A tried to remove the cup from Resident #70's…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-06-12 · tag F0757 — failed to avoid unnecessary drugs — isolated
  Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents' medication regimens were free from unnecessary antibiotic use for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for active infections (Resident #165). Findings include: Review of Resident #165's admission record showed the resident was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including essential (primary) hypertension, fracture of right femur, history of falling, peripheral vascular disease, and non-infective gastroenteritis and colitis. Review of Resident #165's physician orders showed an order dated 6/7/2025 for stool test for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) one time only for loose stool for 1 day. Review of Resident #165's physician orders showed an order dated 6/7/2025 for administration of Vancomycin HCl (Hydrochloride) oral capsule 125 MG (milligram) 1 capsule by mouth four times a day for prophylaxis. Review of Resident #165's lab results dated 6/8/2025 for C. diff. showed a negative result. Review of Resident #165's physician orders showed an order…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-06-12 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — isolated
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure foods were stored in a safe and sanitary manner in the main kitchen and in 1 of 3 nourishment rooms of the facility. Findings include: During an observation while conducting a tour of the main kitchen on 6/9/2025 at 9:08 AM with the Dietary Supervisor, there were one unwrapped peperoni pizza sitting on top of a cardboard box located on the third shelf with no opened date or expiration date, and one 5-pound plastic container of sour cream sitting on the second shelf with a date of 5/10/25 written in black marker in the walk-in cooler. During an interview on 6/9/2025 at 9:12 AM, the Dietary Supervisor acknowledged the unwrapped, undated pizza and stated, That should be wrapped up with a use by date on it. The Dietary Supervisor could not clarify if 5/10/25 was the opened date or the expiration date of the sour cream. The Dietary Supervisor stated, I think that is the opened date. It [the container of sour cream] should have been…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-03-07 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to prevent the possible spread of infection for residents on contact isolation, during hydration pass, and medication administration. Findings include: 1) Review of the admission record for Resident #52 documented diagnosis to include acute kidney failure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease stage 3, personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and cerebral infarction (a stroke) and essential (primary) hypertension. Review of the document titled, Lab results report for Resident #52 dated 3/3/2024 read, C. [Clostridium] Difficile Molecular [a highly sensitive and specific test for the presence of a toxin-producing C. difficile organism] result positive. 1st call attempt-3/4/2024 7:25 PM- unable to reach nurse. Critical result called to [Staff name] on 3/5/2024 9:35 AM by [laboratory staff name]. Review of Resident #52's physician orders dated 3/5/2024 read, Contact precautions every shift for C. Diff [Clostridium Difficile] for 14 days. During an observation of Resident #52's room on 3/5/2024…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-03-07 · tag F0658 — failed to meet professional standards of care — isolated
  Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure medications were administered according to professional standards of practice and quality for 4 of 5 observations for medication administration, Residents #603, #138, #36, and #17. Findings include: During an observation of medication administration on 3/6/2024 at 8:39 AM with Staff C, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for Resident #603, Staff C, LPN did not vigorously cleanse the right single lumen peripherally inserted catheter (PICC) needleless connector, did not allow the needleless connector to fully dry, attached 0.9% normal saline and flushed the PICC line without verifying placement by checking for blood return. Review of the admission record for Resident #603 documented admission diagnosis of pneumonia, aspergillosis (an infection caused by aspergillus, a common mold), acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat), type 2 diabetes mellitus, atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris (chest pain), heart failure, and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-03-07 · tag F0677 — failed to help fully-dependent residents with daily care — isolated
  Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents who are unable to carry out activities of grooming and personal hygiene receive these necessary services for 1 of 4 residents, Resident #12. Findings include: Review of Resident #12's medical record documented the resident was admitted on [DATE] with a diagnosis of: cardiomegaly, mild protein-calorie malnutrition; nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue; carpal tunnel syndrome, unspecified upper limb; lesion of ulnar nerve, right upper limb; history of falling; unspecified dementia; unspecified severity without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance and anxiety; other idiopathic peripheral autonomic neuropathy; contracture, right hand. During an observation on 3/4/24 at 12:30 PM Resident #12 was sitting up in bed eating lunch. The fingernails of both resident's hands were long and dirty. The resident's hair was unkempt and matted. During an interview on 3/4/24 at 12:30 PM, Resident #12's son stated,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

$8,512 in federal fines across 1 penalty.

• $8,512 — penalty dated 2024-12-19

Dates are the dates CMS records the penalty, not the date of the conduct behind it. CMS publishes penalties on a rolling window, so this is what is currently on the public file — not the home’s lifetime history, and an older fine may attach to a problem that has since been corrected. The amounts are as imposed: the CMS file does not record whether a penalty was appealed, reduced, or paid, so we don’t say. Ask the home what each one was for and what changed since.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to PALM GARDEN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION — 14 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 19 rows in the source record cover these 13 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

7 organizational owners listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

This home reported $4.5M paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 21% of its total expenses. Money routed to affiliated companies can leave a home’s own books looking lean while owners still profit; it is the mechanism regulators watch most closely in private-equity and REIT deals. A reported operating loss is common in this industry and is not by itself a sign of trouble — but paired with large related-party payments it can mean profit is being taken elsewhere in the ownership structure.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in FL