Overview
Palm Garden of Gainesville has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 4th of 9 nursing homes in Gainesville. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 63% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 30, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the Florida average of 7.1. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 37% of Florida nursing homes have been fined.
Palm Garden of Gainesville is a for-profit facility with 150 certified beds, caring for about 135 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
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 45%
Top 36%
Top 33%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 30, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.77 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.35 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.15 hrs
- Nurse aides2.28 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 135
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 21, 1987
- 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