Nursing home
Cornerstone Gardens
763 Marlandwood Rd, Temple, TX 76505 · Map
For profit - Individual · 130 certified beds
Cornerstone Gardens is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Temple, Texas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.75 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on May 29, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $15,757In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cornerstone Gardens compares
This facility vs. the Texas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Texas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.75 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.5% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | below 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: 1 fine totaling $15,757, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Cornerstone Gardens
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · 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 · May 29, 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 · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · May 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2024 · 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 · Apr 27, 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 · Apr 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 27, 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
- 763 Marlandwood Rd
Temple, TX 76505 - CMS certification #
- 676196
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 90.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2008-10-17
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Cornerstone Gardens using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, 3 meals a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Cornerstone Gardens says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avir at Temple East, Temple. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vitalcaring Group, Temple. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Scott & White Artificial Kidney Unit, Temple, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Temple Kidney Center, Temple, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Scott And White Clinic, Cameron. 28.2 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.
- 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 low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cornerstone Gardens a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cornerstone Gardens an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cornerstone Gardens staffed?
Cornerstone Gardens reports 3.75 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Cornerstone Gardens had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cornerstone Gardens have?
Cornerstone Gardens is certified for 130 beds.