Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Harlingen, Texas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.63 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 47.8% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement
2101 Treasure Hills BoulevardHarlingen, TX 78550
Cameron 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 Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement, nurse aides logged 1.63 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Texas average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 77 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.63 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.44 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
47.8% of nursing staff at Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $15,997 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2025 | Fine | $9,113 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Fine | $2,867 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
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. Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Santiago Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 10, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Treasure Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cente Harlingen | 0.3 | 120 | 2.30 | 3.59 | 37.7% | 3 | None |
| Sun Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Harlingen | 0.7 | 124 | 2.29 | 3.62 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Harli Harlingen | 1.0 | 154 | 1.90 | 3.29 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| Harlingen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Harlingen | 1.0 | 120 | 2.36 | 3.48 | 32.9% | 3 | $6,016 |
| Windsor Atrium Harlingen | 1.9 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.55 | 40.2% | 2 | $23,154 |
| Veranda Rehabilitation and Healthcare Harlingen | 11.8 | 100 | 2.17 | 3.35 | 39.7% | 5 | $8,021 |
| Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Mercedes | 13.1 | 123 | 2.06 | 3.32 | 45.0% | 2 | $16,611 |
| Brownsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Brownsville | 17.0 | 120 | 1.73 | 2.88 | 62.0% | 1 | $57,708 |
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.