Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Laguna Hills, California, CMS certification number 555257
24962 Calle Aragon, Laguna Hills, CA 92637 · Orange County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 9, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 23
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 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 Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 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
- 4.44
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.46
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.59
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.39
- Weekend total hours
- 3.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 9, 2026 and cited 23 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 3, 2025, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 91.5 residents live here, about 92% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 91.5
- Certified since
- April 9, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Gate Three Healthcare, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Villa Valencia Healthcare Center25000 Calle De Los Caballeros, Laguna Hills 92653
- Laguna Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center24452 Health Center Drive, Laguna Hills 92653
- Freedom Village Healthcare Center23442 El Toro Road, Lake Forest 92630
- Trabuco Hills Post Acute25652 Old Trabuco Road, Lake Forest 92630
- Orchards Skilled Nursing1 Amistad Drive, Rancho Mission Viejo 92694
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California'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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Is this your facility?
If you run Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, 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 Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
23 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
Gate Three Healthcare, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.