Nursing homeFAID #12100
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation
5607 EVERHART RD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 78411
(361) 854-4601
204 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
204
CMS facility ID
455557
Care type
Nursing home
County
Nueces
Facility name
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation
Street address
5607 EVERHART RD
City / state / ZIP
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone
(361) 854-4601
About this facility — The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation
The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is licensed for 204 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).
It is one of 49 senior care facilities in Corpus Christi and 1,178 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation 88 times across 19 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $69,235 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
What the public record shows.
Ownership & operator
Parent company
Caring Healthcare Group
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Registered owners & officers
Frio Hospital District
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2020
De La Garza, Ernest
Managing employee — since 2020
Grimert, Thomas
Officer — since 2020
Shapiro, Menachem
Operational control — since 2020
The Palms Snf Llc
Operational control — since 2020
Regulatory standing
Licensed / certified since
1985-08-28
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
22 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$69,235 total
Last standard inspection
2025-12-02
Nurse staffing
2.9 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$191 per day (≈ $5,810/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
69% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 29% private/other
Occupancy
50% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
31% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
204
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-06-11
2025-12-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-01-13
17 earlier / fire-safety inspections (86 citations)
2025-12-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-12-05
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-12-05
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-12-05
2025-12-02Health inspection16 citations
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0675
D · No harm found
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0813
D · No harm foundFood safety
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0921
D · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-12-03
F-0925
D · No harm found
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2025-12-03
2025-10-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-10-19
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-10-19
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-10-19
2025-07-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-08-04
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-08-04
2025-06-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-06-30
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-06-30
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-06-30
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-06-30
F-0842
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-06-30
2025-04-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0622
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2025-04-18
2025-03-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-04-03
2024-11-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0656
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-11-07
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-11-07
2024-08-29Health inspection10 citations
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-09-25
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0645
E · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0657
E · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-09
F-0908
D · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2024-10-09
F-0921
D · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0925
E · No harm found
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2024-09-18
2024-08-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-04-29
F-0607
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-04-29
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-09-05
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-05
2023-12-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0710
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Corrected 2023-12-28
2023-12-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0583
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-12-06
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-12-06
2023-08-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-08-17
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-18
2023-05-10Health inspection7 citations
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-06-15
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-06-15
F-0680
D · No harm found
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Corrected 2023-06-15
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-06-15
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-06-15
F-0801
D · No harm foundFood safety
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2023-06-15
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-06-15
2025-12-02Fire-safety inspection14 citations
E-0039
D · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0225
E · No harm found
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2025-12-31
K-0281
E · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0311
F · No harm found
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-12-25
K-0344
E · No harm found
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
Corrected 2025-12-25
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0741
F · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0753
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-12-03
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-12-03
2024-08-29Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-10-04
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-08-28
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-08-28
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-08-28
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-08-28
2023-05-10Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0300
D · No harm found
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Corrected 2023-06-01
K-0311
D · No harm found
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2023-06-01
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-06-01
K-0342
E · No harm found
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
Corrected 2023-06-01
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-06-01
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2023-06-01
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-06-01
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-06-01
Federal penalties
2024-11-06Fine$15,642
2024-08-10Fine$8,827
2023-12-27Fine$44,766
Total fines$69,235
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 455557.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
3.3★★★★★12 ratings on Google
★Marie “Marie” F · 2026-02-27 · via Google“My family member stayed at the Palms for a five day rest fit, and he was in the same clothes for the first three days never changed. They lost his personal items, specifically, his blanket and never found it tried giving me someone else’s blanket. They have a bunch of little bugs all in the restroom in room. The food quality is a very poor standards. I can appreciate the effort, but the meals are …”
★★★★Kaye Shearer · 2026-06-15 · via Google“I had an overall good experience with the Palms Rehab and Nursing Facility. Polite and Repectful Staff. If you want my entire experience go look on Facebook on their page. Thank you for the positive overall experience.”
★bridgette hinojosa · 2026-04-08 · via Google“Residents are left in urine for long periods, which is inhumane and violates basic care standards and dignity. The facility also faces a persistent gnat infestation throughout the building, affecting resident rooms and food. Gnats have been seen in food, raising serious sanitation and health issues. 4/8/2026”
Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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