Palm Garden of Ocala: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Garden of Ocala is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Ocala, Florida, part of Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 51.9% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Palm Garden of Ocala
2700 SW 34th StOcala, FL 34474
Marion 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 Garden of Ocala, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Florida average. With about 176 residents a day, that works out to roughly 376 aide hours a day, or about 47 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.13 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
51.9% of nursing staff at Palm Garden of Ocala left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 18.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,512 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Fine | $8,512 |
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 Garden of Ocala holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Palm Garden of Ocala
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation, 14 homes
- Legal name: Palm Garden of Ocala LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 23, 1987
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Garden of Ocala
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Ocala Ocala | 0.4 | 120 | 2.27 | 3.88 | 29.8% | 5 | None |
| Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of Ocala | 0.6 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.65 | 56.7% | 1 | $157,729 |
| Avante at Ocala, Inc Ocala | 2.2 | 133 | 2.07 | 3.43 | 47.0% | 1 | None |
| The Lodge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 2.7 | 99 | 2.26 | 3.72 | 44.6% | 4 | $17,737 |
| Ocala Health and Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 2.9 | 180 | 2.51 | 3.82 | 37.8% | 4 | None |
| Aviata at Arbor Springs Ocala | 3.0 | 180 | 2.03 | 3.50 | 62.9% | 2 | None |
| Ocala Oaks Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 6.3 | 120 | 2.20 | 3.57 | 34.1% | 4 | None |
| Timberridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Ocala | 9.3 | 180 | 2.20 | 3.66 | 44.2% | 3 | $119,636 |
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.