Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, part of Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 23.7% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie
1751 Se Hillmoor DrivePort Saint Lucie, FL 34952
St. Lucie 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 Port Saint Lucie, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.62 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
23.7% of nursing staff at Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
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 Port Saint Lucie holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation, 14 homes
- Legal name: Palm Garden of Port St Lucie LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 25, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehab Center Port Saint Lucie | 0.2 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.68 | 30.0% | 3 | $46,976 |
| Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie | 0.9 | 123 | 2.23 | 3.99 | 37.6% | 3 | None |
| Savannas Park Health and Rehabilitation Center Port Saint Lucie | 1.1 | 120 | 2.83 | 4.38 | 35.3% | 4 | None |
| Port St Lucie Rehabilitation and Healthcare Port Saint Lucie | 4.5 | 180 | 2.55 | 4.03 | 41.4% | 4 | None |
| Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation Palm City | 7.0 | 36 | 3.12 | 5.39 | 16.7% | 5 | None |
| Stuart Rehabilitation and Healthcare Stuart | 7.9 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.69 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Solaris Healthcare Parkway Stuart | 8.1 | 177 | 2.27 | 3.64 | 20.8% | 4 | None |
| Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center Palm City | 8.8 | 120 | 2.20 | 3.56 | 22.5% | 5 | None |
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.