Golden Palms Rehabilitation And Retirement
2101 TREASURE HILLS BOULEVARD, Harlingen, TX, 78550
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: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 44 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.5% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 77.8% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $15,997 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 307382
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 60 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 36 Medicare-only · 24 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- June 1, 2023
- Current license expires
- June 1, 2026
- Initial license date
- December 15, 2004
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Santiago Healthcare Llc (Limited Liability Company (LLC))
- Operator / manager
- Santiago Healthcare Llc
- Administrator
- San Juanita Euzebio
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 329 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (15 on record)
- Nefi Guzman
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Standard Bearer Healthcare Op, lp
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- The Ensign Group Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Treasure Hills Health Holdings Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Barry Port
Corporate Officer · since 2019
+ 9 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 19)
- E0727·Dec 10, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- D0656·May 15, 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.
- D0842·May 8, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E0692·May 8, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0641·May 8, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0656·Apr 15, 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.
- J0689·Jan 25, 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.
- D0686·Jan 25, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $9,113
- 20242 fines · $6,884
Most recent events
- Jan 25, 2025Fine · $9,113
- Jun 25, 2024Fine · $2,867
- Feb 23, 2024Fine · $4,017
Largest single fine on record: $9,113.
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 25, 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.
About this community
Golden Palms Rehabilitation And Retirement is a 60-bed nursing home in Harlingen, Cameron County, accepting Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with a 2-star staffing rating and a 4-star quality-measures rating. The facility runs at about 74% occupancy — 44 of 60 beds filled on an average day. It is part of The Ensign Group and is licensed through June 2026.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 2 stars. Each resident receives about 229 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 12 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — more dependent or less mobile on average — so those 229 minutes stretch thinner than the raw number suggests.
RN turnover runs high: roughly 8 in 10 registered nurses left in the past year. A long-stay resident will likely go through several primary RN caregivers over the course of a year.
CMS issued 3 fines totaling $15,997 over the reporting period — below the Texas median of $20,699 per fined facility, and about 30% of Texas nursing homes received no fines at all.
The facility is operating at roughly 74% of its licensed beds. Forty-four residents occupy 60 available beds on an average day.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on evenings and weekends
With a 2-star staffing rating and 229 minutes of nursing care per resident per day, ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor during evening shifts and weekends.
RN continuity for long-stay residents
RN turnover here runs at roughly 8 in 10 per year — ask how the facility maintains care continuity for residents when registered nurses leave.
What the three fines covered
CMS issued three fines totaling $15,997 — ask what deficiencies triggered them and what corrective steps have been taken since.
Current bed availability and waitlist
At 74% occupancy, beds appear available now — ask whether that reflects recent admissions patterns or a longer trend, and what the current waitlist looks like.
Ensign Group oversight and local management
The facility is part of The Ensign Group — ask how corporate oversight works in practice and who at the local level is accountable for daily operations.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.