Overview
Palm Garden of Ocala has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Florida average of 3.3. It ranks 3rd of 10 nursing homes in Ocala. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 76% of nursing homes in Florida (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 12, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Florida average of 7.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,512 in the past three years.
Palm Garden of Ocala is a for-profit facility with 180 certified beds, caring for about 176 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,512
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.48 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.30 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.01 hrs
- Nurse aides2.18 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 180
- Average residents per day
- 176
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 23, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes