Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston
Nursing home in Houston, Texas, CMS certification number 675671
7887 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77054 · Harris County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- June 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- $86,913 (2)
Does Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston take Medicare and Medicaid?
Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.88
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.08
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.39
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.42
- Weekend total hours
- 3.99
- Nursing staff turnover
- 59.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 19, 2025 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 11 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 23, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston 2 times in the past 3 years, for $86,913 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 43.6 residents live here, about 36% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 43.6
- Certified since
- March 24, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston
- Legal business name
- Cambridge Medical Investors LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston
- Holly Hall2000 Holly Hall St, Houston 77054
- St Dominic Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent2409 E Holcombe Blvd, Houston 77021
- The Methodist Hospital SNF6565 Fannin, Houston 77030
- Bayou Manor4141 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston 77025
- Golfcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation6150 S Loop East, Houston 77087
See also all nursing homes in Houston.
Who inspects nursing homes in Texas
Texas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Questions about Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston
What is the CMS star rating of Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston?
Cambridge Medical Investors LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.