Palm Garden Of Port Saint Lucie

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.

53.1% 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 289 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 40.0% 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 145 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 0.46 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 76% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 32% 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 120 beds and averages 112.2 residents a day — about 94% occupied, or roughly 8 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. 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 3.62 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.63 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.16 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 3.21 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.78 on weekdays — 15% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.70 to 0.48 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 24% is below 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.

This trend is not current. The most recent of these two inspections was over 2 years ago; the arrow describes what inspectors found then, not what the home is like now.

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.

20 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 10 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Dcited before2024-07-25 · tag F0684 — failed to provide proper treatment and quality of care — isolated
  Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
  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 assessments were completed to appropriately address a change in condition for 1 of 22 sampled residents, Resident #303; and failed to ensure nursing staff documented blood glucose levels and the provision of insulin per sliding scale for 1 of 5 sampled residents reviewed for medications, Resident #36. The findings included: 1. Record review for Resident #303 revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] for Long Term Care (LTC) with a diagnosis of Cerebral Atherosclerosis (a disease-causing arteries in the brain to become hard, thick, and narrow due to the buildup of plaque/fatty deposits inside the artery walls), Hypertension (HTN - high blood pressure), Edema (swelling), Anxiety, Hyperlipidemia (HLD - elevated cholesterol), and palliative care. The resident was being seen for Hospice care on admission and Hospice care was discontinued on 01/13/24 due to improved health status and weight gain. On the admission assessment dated…

  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 · D2024-07-25 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — isolated
  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

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and policy review, the facility failed to ensure the respiratory status of residents were evaluated prior to and after respiratory treatments were administered for 2 of 4 sampled residents reviewed for respiratory services, Resident #14 and 303. The findings included: Review of the facility policy, titled, Medication Administration, Nebulizer, M11.0, dated 07/2023 revealed in part, the following: 2. Review and special precautions and perform needed evaluations prior to administering medications to the guest/resident. Review guest / resident allergies. Review pertinent lab results, as indicated. Perform needed evaluations prior to administering specific medications (e.g., pulse, blood pressure, respirations) 7. Evaluate respiratory status. After the respiratory /nebulizer treatment the policy stated in part: 17. Evaluate respiratory status to include, but not limited to: Breath sounds. Cough effort and sputum production. Heart rate. Respiratory rate. 1. Review of Resident #14's record…

  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 · D2024-07-25 · tag F0755 — failed to provide safe pharmacy services — isolated
  Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
  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 narcotic removal was recorded in the Medication Administration Records (MARs) for 2 of 9 sampled residents reviewed. Residents #63 and #97. The findings included: 1. On 07/24/24 at 9:52 AM, a clinical record review was conducted for Resident #97. The review revealed a physician order of Hydrocodone 5-325 mg by mouth every 4 hours as needed for non-acute pain. The controlled medication utilization record was compared against the July 2024 MARs. There was a discrepancy noted, in which the Controlled Medication Utilization Record showed that the Hydrocodone was removed on 07/05/24 at 6:18 AM and on 07/21/24 at 9:40 PM. The July 2024 MARs lacked documented evidence to reflect this removal and administration to the resident. On 07/24/24 at 11:19 AM, a side-by-side review of Resident #97's record and interview were held with the second-floor Unit Manager, who acknowledged the above finding. 2. On 07/25/24 at 10:41 AM, a clinical record review was conducted for Resident #63 The review revealed a physician order of…

  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 · D2024-07-25 · tag F0825 — isolated
  Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
  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 provide therapy services as ordered by the physician for 1 of 1 sampled resident, Resident #81, reviewed for rehabilitation therapy. The findings included: Record review for Resident #81 revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnosis to include, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Parkinsons Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Systemic Atrophy Primarily Affecting Central Nervous System, Autonomic Neuropathy, Cervical Disc Disorder, Weakness, Pain in right shoulder and Cognitive Communication Deficit. On 07/22/24 at 2:35 PM, Resident #81's significant other was interviewed. He stated the resident had neck surgery and she is paralyzed in her right and left extremities. He stated he feels she should be receiving more physical and occupational therapy because he didn't feel Resident #81 was progressing. He stated he wants the resident to be able to walk and he wants her to go home. On 07/24/24 at 9:21 AM, an interview was conducted…

  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 before2024-07-25 · tag F0842 — failed to keep accurate, complete medical records — isolated
  Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted 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 record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure vital signs were documented as ordered for 1 of 4 sampled residents reviewed for vital signs, Resident #303. The findings included: Review of Resident #303 record revealed the resident was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses that included Cerebral Atherosclerosis, Hypertension (HTN), Anxiety, Edema, palliative care, and Hyperlipidemia. Review of the physician orders dated 03/05/24 included an order to obtain vital signs every shift, day and evening shift. Review of the Medication Administration Record (MAR) revealed the vital signs were signed off as being completed. Further review of the MAR failed to document any of the vital signs. Review of the vital signs record did not reveal vital signs were documented after 03/04/24, apart from the day the resident was transferred out via emergency medical services (EMS) to the hospital at 1839 (6:39 PM). Review of the nursing progress notes did not have any documentation regarding vital signs. On 07/25/24…

  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 · D2024-07-25 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  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 policy review, observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the infection control process was followed during pericare for 2 of 2 sampled residents reviewed for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Residents #37 and #46. The findings included: Review of the policy, titled, Infection Prevention and Control Manual Guidance for control ESBL [Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase], dated December 2020, indicated the following, in part: ESBL are enzymes that mediate resistance to extended spectrum (third generation) cephalosporins (e.g. ceftazidime, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone) and monobactams (e.g. aztreonam) but do not affect cephamycins (e.g. cefoxitin and cefotetan) or carbapenems (e.g. meropenem or imipenem). The purpose was to provide guidelines for presentation and control of ESBL. Clinical symptoms include: cause a range of clinical infections including infections of the urinary tract, bloodstream, surgical site, and intra-abdominal site. Gowns indicated for activities where skin or…

  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 · D2023-05-04 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
  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

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review, the facility failed to implement care plans for pain and urinary tract infection for 2 of 31 sampled residents' care plans reviewed, Residents #30 and #354. The findings included: 1. Record review for Resident #354 revealed the resident was prescribed Gabapentin Capsule 400 milligrams (mg) give 1 capsule by mouth three times a day for nerve pain on admission to the facility on [DATE]. On 05/02/23, the physician prescribed Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection Kit 40 mg/milliliter (ml) for pain to the right shoulder and right knee. Further review of the record did not reveal a care plan developed or implemented for pain for the resident. 2. Record review for Resident #30 revealed the resident had a diagnosis of a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and was started on antibiotics for the UTI on 04/24/23. Further review of the record did not reveal a care plan developed or implemented for the UTIs or interventions to attempt to prevent UTIs. A review of the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) for…

  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 before2023-05-04 · tag F0684 — failed to provide proper treatment and quality of care — isolated
  Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
  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, interviews, record review and policy review, the facility failed to do skin assessments per facility policy for 2 of 4 sampled residents reviewed for skin assessments, Residents #81 and #30. The finding included: The facility policy, titled, Skin Care and Wound Management, effective date 10/14 and revision date 07/17, documented, in part: The weekly skin sweep will be used by the licensed nurse to conduct a skin inspection at the time of admission, upon hospital return and no less than every 7 days. 1. Record review revealed Resident #81 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses, in part, of Parkinson's Disease, Adult Failure to Thrive and Major Depressive Disease. The resident has a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of a 10, indicating moderate impaired cognition. Review of the record for Resident #81 revealed the last weekly skin inspection was documented as 03/30/23. On 05/04/23 at approximately 9:15 AM, an interview was conducted with the Director of Nurses,…

  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 before2023-05-04 · tag F0692 — failed to prevent malnutrition and dehydration — isolated
  Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
  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, record review and policy review, the facility failed to obtain weights per policy for 4 of 7 sampled residents reviewed for nutrition, Residents #94, #352, #353 and #354. The findings included: The facility's policy, titled, Obtaining Weights revised March 2016, revised March 2018, revised September 2018, revealed On Admission, the height and weight of each resident will be obtained by the nursing staff and entered in POC [plan of care]. Residents will be weighed weekly x two weeks to monitor adequacy of intake and identify immediate issues with nutrition and hydration. 1. Resident #94 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] post hospitalization. Resident #53 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 per the admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an assessment reference date (ARD) of 03/20/23, indicating the resident was cognitively intact. Review of the weight tab in the electronic health record (EHR) revealed the first weight recorded was a hospital weight of 110…

  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 · D2023-05-04 · tag F0697 — failed to manage pain — isolated
  Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
  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, record review and policy review, the facility failed to provide pain management for 2 of 2 sampled residents reviewed for pain management, Residents #352 and #354. The findings included: The facility's policy, titled, Pain assessment and management, effective 01/01/20, revealed, in part: If pain has not been adequately controlled, it may be necessary to reconsider the current approaches and revise or supplement them as indicated . 1. Resident #352 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] post hospitalization with diagnoses that included Spinal Stenosis, Low back pain, and unspecified Osteoarthritis. On 05/04/23 at 8:00 AM, at the time of the record review, the resident did not have a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score recorded. On 05/01/23 at 8:41 AM, the resident was interviewed as part of the initial pool process. The resident stated he felt he needed a stronger pain medication and is supposed to see a pain doctor. He stated the pain medication that he receives was…

  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

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

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 $3.1M paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 23% 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.

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