Palm Garden of Tampa: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Palm Garden of Tampa is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Tampa, Florida, part of Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 47.5% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Palm Garden of Tampa
3612 E 138th AveTampa, FL 33613
Hillsborough 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 Tampa, nurse aides logged 2.17 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Florida average. With about 115 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 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) | 2.17 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.66 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.33 | 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
47.5% of nursing staff at Palm Garden of Tampa left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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 Tampa holds 4 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Palm Garden of Tampa
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation, 14 homes
- Legal name: Palm Garden of Tampa LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 19, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Palm Garden of Tampa
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Blue Palms Health and Rehabilitation Center at Fle Tampa | 0.3 | 163 | 2.09 | 3.49 | 51.9% | 3 | $16,801 |
| Fairway Oaks Center Tampa | 0.5 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.59 | 61.5% | 2 | None |
| Excel Care Center Tampa | 1.0 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.40 | 50.4% | 4 | None |
| The Bristol Care Center Tampa | 1.2 | 266 | 2.08 | 3.48 | 55.6% | 2 | $130,689 |
| Aviata at Fletcher Tampa | 2.8 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 52.6% | 1 | $57,962 |
| Tampa Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center Lutz | 2.8 | 179 | 2.30 | 3.81 | 43.7% | 4 | None |
| Northdale Rehabilitation Center Tampa | 4.7 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.61 | 41.8% | 4 | None |
| St. Andrew Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center Tampa | 5.7 | 45 | 2.68 | 4.67 | 41.7% | 2 | 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.