Nursing home
Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center
2055 Palmetto St, Clearwater, FL 33758 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Aston Health (30 facilities) · 150 certified beds
Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Clearwater, Florida. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.36 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 1, 2024 cited 21 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $18,070In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Florida avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.36 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.7% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 21.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 18, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 18, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $18,070, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2055 Palmetto St
Clearwater, FL 33758 - CMS certification #
- 105453
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 150
- Avg residents/day
- 132.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-12-30
- Chain
- Aston Health (30 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Aston Health
Aston Health operates 30 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Aston Health facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2019
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 3, 2019 to Jul 23, 2019. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center (Citadel Care Group LLC). Case 1887517.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mease Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aviata at Sand Key, Clearwater. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Primecare Home Health, Saint Petersburg. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33758 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Bma - Clearwater, Clearwater, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care-Dunedin, Dunedin, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Gulf Breeze Dialysis Center, Dunedin, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33758.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Pinellas C, office in Clearwater, 3.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Suncoast Hospice, office in Palm Harbor, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc., Clearwater. 2.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center staffed?
Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center reports 3.36 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 21 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center have?
Kensington Gardens Rehab and Nursing Center is certified for 150 beds.