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Gardens Court
3803 Pga Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 · Palm Beach County · (561) 626-1125
120 certified beds, about 108 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1996
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 105921 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on January 8, 2026, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Florida average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).
None of its 4 health citations since April 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.87 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Florida and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.39 of those hours.
22.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Florida average 41.4%).
CMS links it to Life Care Centers of America, an affiliated group of 194 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 4 health citations on file.
January 8, 2026Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide care and services to prevent accidents for 4 of 4 sampled residents, as evidenced by failure to ensure Resident #111 had adequate supervision during transfer, failure to ensure Resident #70 had padded side rails and floor mats near the bed, failure to ensure Resident #121 had padded side rails, and failure to investigate an accident reported on Resident #85.
- D Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide care and services to prevent electrolyte imbalance as evidenced by ensuring Resident #14 had adequate hydration, for 1 of 1 sampled resident reviewed for hydration.
July 11, 2024Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, interview and record review, the facility failed to treat 3 of 4 sampled residents in a dignified manner (Residents #67, #103, and #35).
- D Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure complete and accurate documentation in the medical records for 3 of 28 sampled residents. The record lacked the refusal to utilize an anchor to prevent infections during the use of an indwelling urinary catheter for Resident #44; contained two orders for the use of the indwelling urinary catheter with two different sized catheters for Resident #44; lacked any documentation related to an observed dressing the left elbow of Resident #103, and lacked complete information related to an issue with a wound dressing for Resident #159.
April 20, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations
Fire safety inspections
8 fire safety citations on file: 4 on January 8, 2026, 2 on July 11, 2024, 2 on April 20, 2023.
Every fire safety citation8 citations
- F Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- F Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.87 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.39 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.34 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.24 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.25 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 22.2% | 41.4% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 11.5% | 46.0% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 2 |
CMS expects 3.58 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.08 on weekdays and 3.34 on weekends, 18% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.91 in April to June 2025 to 3.87 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.87 | 1.39 | 4.08 | 3.34 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 108 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.84 | 1.30 | 4.04 | 3.32 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 108 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.92 | 1.31 | 4.14 | 3.38 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 104 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.91 | 1.31 | 4.11 | 3.42 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 106 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Florida, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.76 | 0.70 | 3.90 | 3.44 | 1.1% | 0.2% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Florida | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 24.5 | 26.1 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: GARDENS COURT MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC. CMS links this home to Life Care Centers of America, a group of 194 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developers Investment Company II, Inc | Direct ownership interest | Organization | 03/22/2001 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Direct ownership interest | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Ziegler, James | Direct ownership interest | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Jicha, Joseph | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 02/01/2025 | |
| Preston, Aaron | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Smith, Christine | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 03/19/2013 | |
| Fletcher, Todd | Corporate director | Individual | 05/01/2021 | |
| Cross, Cindy | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Fletcher, Todd | Corporate officer | Individual | 11/02/2020 | |
| Henry, Terry | Corporate officer | Individual | 08/16/1999 | |
| Lay, Lisa | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/09/2018 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Swanker, Richard | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/01/2011 | |
| Thurmond, Joan | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Ziegler, James | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Gardens Court Medical Investors, LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 05/01/2001 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 04/28/2005 | |
| Jicha, Joseph | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 02/01/2025 | |
| Moyenda, Zakiya | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2024 | |
| Preston, Aaron | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2018 | |
| Preston, Aubrey | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/27/2024 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Smith, Christine | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/19/2013 | |
| Ziegler, James | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/22/2001 | |
| Gardens Court Medical Investors, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 10/10/2003 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 02/26/2025 | |
| Jicha, Joseph | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/26/2025 | |
| Moyenda, Zakiya | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/26/2025 | |
| Preston, Forrest | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/10/2003 | |
| Ziegler, James | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/10/2003 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on January 8, 2026: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 11, 2024: "Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 11, 2024: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.34 hours per resident per day, below the Florida average of 3.49.
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 2 administrators who left in the period it measured.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Nursing Center at La Posada, the Palm Beach Gardens, 0.6 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Prosper Health and Rehabilitation Center Palm Beach Gardens, 1.1 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 40 citations
- Waterford, the Juno Beach, 2.1 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 15 citations
- Luxe at Jupiter Rehabilitation Center (the) Jupiter, 3.2 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 51 citations
- Chatsworth at Pga National Palm Beach Gardens, 3.6 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 4 citations
- North Lake Care Center and Rehab Lake Park, 3.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 30 citations
- Edward J Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Riviera Beach, 4.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
- Rehabilitation Center of the Palm Beaches, the West Palm Beach, 5.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 10 citations
Florida contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Florida. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Long Term Care Services Unit, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 1-888-831-0404. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: FloridaHealthFinder, where Florida publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Gardens Court's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Gardens Court 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Gardens Court get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on January 8, 2026. The Florida average is 7.1.
- Has Gardens Court been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Gardens Court accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Gardens Court?
- CMS lists 31 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Centers of America. Legal business name: GARDENS COURT MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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