Nursing home report

Garden Terrace at Houston

Registered name: Garden Terrace Healthcare Center of Houston

Houston, TX · Medicare-certified · 120 beds

Needs attention

For-profitChain member

Data as of September 1, 2026

2 of 5 overall

Garden Terrace at Houston has an overall 2-star rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating despite 4-star staffing and 5-star quality measures. It reports nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.33 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day) and had $32,819 in fines in the last 24 months, with a recent federal penalty.

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Health inspections

Staffing

4.3262 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: July 21, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $32,819recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3262.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 0.99
Licensed practical nurses: 1.25
Nurse aides: 2.09
Weekend nursing: 3.60

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 49%

Registered nurse turnover: 42%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

—2.9%—

Residents with a fall causing major injury

—5.5%—

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

—0.8%—

Residents with a urinary tract infection

—0%—

Residents who lost too much weight

—0%—

Residents who were physically restrained

—0%—

Residents needing more help with daily activities

—0%—

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

—30.2%—

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.6%0%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

—0%—

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

—42.2%—

Residents with depressive symptoms

—4.2%—

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

—100%—

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—93.6%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.6%100%No change

What the inspectors found

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.