Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Houston, Texas, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 48.9% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston
7887 Cambridge StHouston, TX 77054
Harris County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average. With about 53 residents a day, that works out to roughly 111 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.25 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.99 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.33 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.60 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
48.9% of nursing staff at Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $138,543 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | Fine | $32,819 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Fine | $54,094 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Fine | $51,630 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Cambridge Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 24, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Holly Hall Houston | 0.7 | 62 | 2.73 | 4.74 | 58.7% | 3 | None |
| St Dominic Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent Houston · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 1.1 | 158 | — | — | — | 1 | $42,031 |
| The Methodist Hospital SNF Houston | 1.4 | 25 | 3.81 | 10.85 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
| Bayou Manor Houston | 3.1 | 37 | 3.48 | 5.28 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Harmony Care at Golfcrest Houston | 4.6 | 120 | 2.14 | 3.48 | 51.5% | 1 | $49,565 |
| Avir at Orem Houston | 5.0 | 120 | 1.74 | 2.97 | 61.0% | 4 | $34,418 |
| Brookdale Galleria Houston | 5.1 | 56 | 2.11 | 4.62 | 65.4% | 3 | $78,844 |
| Paradigm at Westbury Houston | 5.3 | 148 | 2.07 | 3.39 | 61.5% | 1 | $108,038 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.