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PALM GARDEN OF TAMPA is a for profit - corporation nursing home in TAMPA, FL with 120 certified beds.
Capacity
120 residents
Location
Tampa, FL
Status
Listed in a public registry
3612 E 138TH AVE, Tampa, Florida 33613
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 7, 2026, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Florida average is 7.1).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 40 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Florida average.
Medicare has not fined Palm Garden of Tampa in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 24 minutesBelow the Florida average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 48%Above the Florida average |
17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 7, 2026 · Standard inspection · 7 citations
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.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
March 2, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
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.
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.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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State inspectors visited on May 7, 2026 and cited 8 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Florida average is 7.1.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 40 minutes with each resident per day, including 24 minutes from registered nurses. 48% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Palm Garden of Tampa in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.