Nursing home
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth
7500 Oakmont Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76132 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fort Worth, Texas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.48 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Nov 7, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $34,405In 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 Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth 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) | 4.48 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.40 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.1% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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 $34,405, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth
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
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 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 7, 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 · Nov 7, 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · 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 · Jul 18, 2024 · 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 · Jul 18, 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 · Apr 1, 2024 · 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 · Apr 1, 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
- 7500 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132 - CMS certification #
- 675650
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 32.0
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1996-12-06
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
In addition to 24/7 skilled nursing care, we offer physical, occupational and speech therapies on an inpatient and outpatient basis for patients to maintain higher function longer.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F, Fort Worth. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cityview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Worth. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Frontier Home Health, Benbrook. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 76132 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Bryant Irvin, Fort Worth, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Ft Worth Parkway, Fort Worth, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Hulen Dialysis, Fort Worth, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 72 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 76132.
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Fort Worth, LLC, office in Fort Worth, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Frontier Hospice, office in Benbrook, 2.1 miles away, straight line
Harbor Hospice Of West Dallas-Fort Worth, Lp, office in Benbrook, 2.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dallas Medical Specialists, PLLC, Fort Worth. 6.6 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.
- 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, 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 | 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 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth a good nursing home?
CMS gives Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth staffed?
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth reports 4.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth have?
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Fort Worth is certified for 120 beds.