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52.5/100

Below average

The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation

5607 Everhart Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78411

CMS 1/5 stars #14 of 14 in Nueces County (361) 854-4601
Certified beds
204
Occupancy
49%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $69,235 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).

Our read on The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation

The Palms runs 204 beds in Corpus Christi under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.93 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86. Weekends are thinner still, about 18 percent lighter than the home's own weekday coverage, and annual turnover of 51.2 percent means the aides and nurses showing up are often new to the building. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 60 deficiencies, five serious enough to put residents in harm's way, and 11 tied to abuse. Four fines total $79,987. Federal quality measures land at 1 out of 5 stars, and the most recent inspection came in December 2025, recent enough that this picture reflects how the home operates now, not years ago.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing6.5/30Stability9/15Outcomes2/15Enforcement5/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

6.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →2.65 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.54 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 18% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →51% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

2/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →1 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

5/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$69,235 in federal fines across 3 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day2.93 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.54 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.41 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover51.20%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: December 2, 2025 (11 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of CARING HEALTHCARE GROUP, which operates 14 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation

What is the ElderGrade for The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation? +

The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation holds an ElderGrade of D (52.5 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation? +

Residents receive an average of 2.93 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation accept Medicaid? +

Yes, The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.