Gardens Court is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1996-08-13. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (561) 626-1125 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Gardens Court holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (5★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 88.1/100, placing it #849 of 14703 facilities nationally and #50 of 694 in Florida. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Gardens Court receives a reported average of 3 hours 55 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 18 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 22 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 15 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 23 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 5 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 23.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Gardens Court has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 3 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 7.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Gardens Court ranks 849th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 88.1/100), placing it in the top 10% nationwide. Within FL, it ranks 50th out of 694 nursing homes. In Palm Beach Gardens, it ranks 1st out of 4 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,332 nationally and RN hours rank #860 nationally (#45 in FL). Our composite quality score of 88.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Palm Beach Gardens, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/florida/palm-beach-gardens/