Nursing home
Palm Garden of Clearwater
3480 Mcmullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33761 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation (14 facilities) · 165 certified beds
Palm Garden of Clearwater is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Clearwater, Florida. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.61 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 6, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $17,345In 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 Palm Garden of Clearwater 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) | 3.61 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.21 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.4% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $17,345, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Palm Garden of Clearwater
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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 provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · 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 · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 11, 2024 · 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
- 3480 Mcmullen Booth Rd
Clearwater, FL 33761 - CMS certification #
- 105581
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 165
- Avg residents/day
- 156.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-09-18
- Chain
- Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation
Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency Generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. 3.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Westchester Gardens Health & Rehabilitation, Clearwater. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Abundant Life Home Health Agency LLC, Clearwater. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33761 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai-Us 19 North-Clearwater, Clearwater, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bma - Clearwater, Clearwater, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care-Dunedin, Dunedin, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33761.
Suncoast Hospice, office in Palm Harbor, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Pinellas C, office in Clearwater, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gulfside Hospice, Inc, office in Land O Lakes, 19.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc., Clearwater. 3.1 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
- Zone X: 0.2 Percent Annual Chance Flood Hazard in Coastal Zone. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 relatively 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Palm Garden of Clearwater a good nursing home?
CMS gives Palm Garden of Clearwater an overall rating of 2 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 Palm Garden of Clearwater staffed?
Palm Garden of Clearwater reports 3.61 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Palm Garden of Clearwater had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Palm Garden of Clearwater have?
Palm Garden of Clearwater is certified for 165 beds.