Palm Garden Of Clearwater
3480 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, Clearwater, FL, 33761
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation
- Certified beds
- 165 · avg 157 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.4% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 42.3% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 58.3% — higher than most Florida nursing homesFlorida avg: 45.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Florida averageFlorida avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $17,345 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 1407096
- Service type
- Nursing Home
- Licensed capacity
- 165 beds
- Current license effective
- January 30, 2026
- Current license expires
- January 29, 2028
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Palm Garden Of Clearwater, Llc
- Administrator
- Scott Laury Ray
Florida AHCA licensing registry · as of April 18, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Palm Garden Health And Rehabilitation chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Parent entity
James o. Mccarver Qtip Business Marital Trust U/a Dated June 22, 2001,
Disclosed owners (13 on record)
- Palm Healthcare Management, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Sandra Hill
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Pgcle re Llc
5% or Greater Security Interest · 100% · since 2024
- James Chalmers
Corporate Officer · since 2015
- James o. Mccarver Qtip Business Marital Trust U/a Dated June 22, 2001,Parent
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 38% · since 2014
- James o. Mccarver Residuary Trust Share U/a Dated 06/22/2001Parent
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 8% · since 2014
+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 23)
- K0689·Aug 8, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- K0656·Aug 8, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F0812·Feb 6, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0809·Feb 6, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- F0725·Feb 6, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D0688·Feb 6, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0686·Feb 6, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E0684·Feb 6, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $17K
Most recent events
- Aug 8, 2025Fine · $8,673
- Aug 8, 2025Fine · $8,672
Largest single fine on record: $8,673.
Fire-safety citations
6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 6, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Florida AHCA licensing registry, snapshot as of April 18, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.