Palm Garden of Sun City
Nursing home in Sun City Center, Florida, CMS certification number 105736
3850 Upper Creek Dr, Sun City Center, FL 33573 · Hillsborough County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 132
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 10, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- $85,965 (4)
Does Palm Garden of Sun City take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Palm Garden of Sun City is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
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 | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Palm Garden of Sun City 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
- 3.68
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.13
- Weekend total hours
- 3.33
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 10, 2024 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 25, 2022, found 3.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Palm Garden of Sun City. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Palm Garden of Sun City 4 times in the past 3 years, for $85,965 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 119.1 residents live here, about 90% of its 132 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 132
- Average residents per day
- 119.1
- Certified since
- June 28, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Palm Garden of Sun City
- Legal business name
- Palm Garden of Sun City Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Palm Garden Health and Rehabilitation, 3.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Palm Garden of Sun City
- Plaza West912 American Eagle Blvd, Sun City Center 33573
- Sun Terrace Health Care Center105 Trinity Lakes Dr, Sun City Center 33573
- Bayshore Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center3117 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa 33611
- Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of851 West Lumsden Rd, Brandon 33511
- Vivo Healthcare Gandy4610 S Manhattan Ave, Tampa 33611
See also assisted living in Sun City Center.
Florida rules that apply here
Florida's AHCA 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.
Compare all nursing homes in Florida, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Palm Garden of Sun City, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Palm Garden of Sun City
What is the CMS star rating of Palm Garden of Sun City?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Palm Garden of Sun City accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Palm Garden of Sun City?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Palm Garden of Sun City?
Palm Garden of Sun City Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.