Nursing home
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation
5607 Everhart Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Caring Healthcare Group (14 facilities) · 204 certified beds
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Corpus Christi, Texas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.42 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Dec 2, 2025 cited 30 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 4 fines totaling $79,987In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation 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) | 2.42 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.24 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.4% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 30.0 | 9.1 | 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: 4 fines totaling $79,987, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation
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 · Dec 23, 2025 · 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 · Dec 3, 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 · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 2, 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 · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 2, 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 · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · 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
- 5607 Everhart Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78411 - CMS certification #
- 455557
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 204
- Avg residents/day
- 111.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-08-28
- Chain
- Caring Healthcare Group (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Caring Healthcare Group
Caring Healthcare Group operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Caring Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2016
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 1, 2018 to Jan 7, 2019. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Palms Nursing & Rehab (Caring HealthGroup, LLC). Case 1871326.
- Findings for May 11, 2016 to May 9, 2018. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $11,632 owed to 84 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Palms Nursing and Rehabilitation, LP (The Palms and Rehabilitation, LP). Case 1851963.
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
- Corpus Christi Medical Center,The, Corpus Christi. 3.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mirador, Corpus Christi. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- April Skyy Home Health Care Inc, Corpus Christi. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 78411 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Coastal At Home, Corpus Christi, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Southside Dialysis, Corpus Christi, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bay Area Dialysis Southside, Corpus Christi, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 41 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 78411.
New Century Hospice Of South Texas, office in Corpus Christi, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Christus Hospice And Palliative Care Spohn, office in Corpus Christi, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Choice Health At Home, office in Corpus Christi, 0.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLC, Corpus Christi. 0.2 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 high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation staffed?
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation reports 2.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 30 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation have?
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation is certified for 204 beds.