Nursing home
Palm Garden of Largo
10500 Starkey Rd, Largo, FL 33777 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation (14 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Palm Garden of Largo is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Largo, Florida. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.75 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 29, 2024 cited 18 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 2 fines totaling $66,613In 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 Largo 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) | 3.75 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.24 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.7% | 42.3% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 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 $66,613, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Palm Garden of Largo
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
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 Deficiencies · Jun 21, 2025 · 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 · Feb 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · 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 · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 29, 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
- 10500 Starkey Rd
Largo, FL 33777 - CMS certification #
- 105574
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 128.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1987-07-31
- 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
Explore the area around Palm Garden of Largo using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified home health agency at this address
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone D; generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified home health agency at this address. Medicare-certified home health agency PALM GARDEN HOME HEALTH (Medicare CCN 108124) lists this same street address. Ownership type: PROPRIETARY. Medicare certified since 12/15/2004. (CMS Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hca Florida Largo Hospital, Largo. 4.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aviata at Bryan Dairy, Largo. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Palm Garden Home Health, Seminole. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33777 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai Care Centers - Largo, Largo, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Bay Breeze Dialysis, Largo, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Seminole Dialysis Center, Seminole, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33777.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Pinellas C, office in Clearwater, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Suncoast Hospice, office in Palm Harbor, 13.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Vijaya Cherukuri, MD, Largo. 1.3 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)
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone D (Pinellas D) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very 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 | See above | |
| 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 | See above |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Palm Garden of Largo a good nursing home?
CMS gives Palm Garden of Largo 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 Palm Garden of Largo staffed?
Palm Garden of Largo reports 3.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Palm Garden of Largo had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Palm Garden of Largo have?
Palm Garden of Largo is certified for 140 beds.