Overview
Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 2nd of 7 nursing homes in Harlingen. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 60% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 15, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $15,997 in the past three years.
Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 49 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
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 29%
Top 10%
Top 7%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $15,997
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.18 hrs
- Nurse aides1.64 hrs
- Physical therapists0.17 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 10, 1986
- 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