Overview
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 30th of 58 nursing homes in Houston. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 19, 2025, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 11 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $86,913 in the past three years.
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 44 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 52%
Top 54%
Top 57%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 11
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $86,913
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.88 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.39 hrs
- Nurse aides2.42 hrs
- Physical therapists0.39 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 44
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 24, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes