The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Corpus Christi, TX

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address: 5607 Everhart Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone: (361) 854-4601
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 455557
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 1 of 5
Certified beds: 204
Average residents per day: 101
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Frio Hospital District
Chain: Caring Healthcare Group (14 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Aug 28, 1985
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 455557. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 2, 2025. CMS lists 61 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 10, 2023 to Jun 9, 2026): 28 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jun 9, 2026	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 23, 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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025	Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2025	Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2025	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2025	Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2025	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2025	Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2025	Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 2, 2025	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 61. 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 3 fines totalling $69,235 in the last three years.

Nov 6, 2024	Fine: $15,642
Aug 10, 2024	Fine: $8,827
Dec 27, 2023	Fine: $44,766

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: 2.93 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.54 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.60 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.41 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 51%
RN turnover (yearly): 21%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

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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