Palm Garden of Clearwater

Nursing home in Clearwater, FL

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 3480 McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33761
Phone: (727) 786-6697
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 105581
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 1 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 165
Average residents per day: 160
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Palm Garden of Clearwater LLC
Chain: Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation (14 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Sep 18, 1987
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 105581. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 6, 2025. CMS lists 25 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 9, 2021 to Jun 10, 2026): 7 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jun 10, 2026	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… Resident Rights · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Jun 10, 2026	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 8, 2025	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	K Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Aug 8, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	K Immediate jeopardy, pattern
Feb 6, 2025	Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2025	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2025	Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 6, 2025	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Resident Rights	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 6, 2025	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 6, 2025	Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be… Nutrition and Dietary	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 6, 2025	PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities Resident Assessment and Care Planning	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Feb 6, 2025	Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Nursing and Physician Services	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 25. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $17,345 in the last three years.

Aug 8, 2025	Fine: $8,672
Aug 8, 2025	Fine: $8,673

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.59 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.78 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.18 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.30 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 51%
RN turnover (yearly): 38%
Administrators who left in the past year: 1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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