Palm Beach Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Beach Nursing Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Worth, Florida, part of Excelsior Care Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 32.4% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Palm Beach Nursing Center
4405 Lakewood RoadLake Worth, FL 33461
Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Florida average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 244 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.42 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
32.4% of nursing staff at Palm Beach Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 39.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $22,894 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,545 |
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. Palm Beach Nursing Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Palm Beach Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Excelsior Care Group, 33 homes
- Legal name: Palm Beach Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 27, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Beach Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pine Trail Nursing and Rehab Center Lake Worth | 0.7 | 52 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 56.4% | 2 | $16,800 |
| Aviata at Coral Bay West Palm Beach | 1.1 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.45 | 27.2% | 3 | $9,770 |
| Beach Breeze Rehab and Care Center West Palm Beach | 2.3 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.51 | 32.3% | 2 | None |
| Medicana Nursing and Rehab Center Lake Worth | 2.7 | 116 | 2.21 | 3.80 | 35.6% | 3 | None |
| Terraces of Lake Worth Care Center and Rehab Lake Worth | 3.0 | 91 | 2.10 | 3.37 | 18.5% | 4 | None |
| VI at Lakeside Village Lantana | 3.1 | 60 | 3.19 | 5.56 | 12.9% | 5 | None |
| Avante at Lake Worth, Inc. Lake Worth | 3.1 | 138 | 2.08 | 3.50 | 38.1% | 1 | $28,275 |
| Finnish-American Village Lake Worth | 3.2 | 45 | 2.70 | 4.34 | 12.2% | 5 | $9,471 |
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.