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Palm Garden Of Tampa

Palm Garden Of Tampa is a nursing home community in Tampa, FL.

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  • Interior

    A stylish dining area featuring a long table with green upholstered chairs and decorative artwork on the walls.

  • Decor

    A cozy living room setup featuring a fireplace and comfortable seating.

  • Building

    A gated courtyard with a red-roofed building and outdoor lighting during the daytime.

  • Architecture

    A charming building featuring a combination of stone and modern architectural elements, surrounded by trees and a well-maintained parking area.

  • Trees

    A residential building surrounded by trees with a circular driveway.

  • Dining

    A cozy dining area with elegantly set tables and comfortable chairs, inviting guests to enjoy a meal.

  • Landscaping

    A serene outdoor space featuring a well-maintained building with a red roof, surrounded by a decorative fence and landscaped garden.

  • Lighting

    A cozy interior space featuring a piano, elegant chairs, and vibrant orange flowers.

  • Fireplace

    A stylish modern fireplace with a decorative vase beside it, set in a cozy interior.

  • Hallway

    A view of a well-lit hallway featuring wooden flooring and elegant doors.

  • Plant

    A stylish interior featuring a decorative mirror, a green bench, and a potted palm tree.

3612 East 138Th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.5 from 146 reviews
5 stars
113
4 stars
18
3 stars
4
2 stars
3
1 stars
8

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Overall Review of Palm Garden Of Tampa

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Staff friendliness stands out

Residents and families repeatedly describe the staff as kind, professional, and supportive.

Across the reviews, visitors describe staff members who are friendly, helpful, and easy to work with from the start. Several reviews mention staff being attentive to questions, responsive when care needs come up, and communicating in a way that feels reassuring to families. A few reviews also describe specific individuals as especially caring and patient, while one critical review points to problems with response and follow-through.

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Clean, well kept facility

Many reviewers call out the facility’s cleanliness and upkeep.

Cleanliness is a frequent positive: reviewers describe the building as clean, neat, and well maintained, including comments about it smelling fresh. Multiple visitors also connect the clean environment with feeling comfortable during a difficult time. While most reviews emphasize cleanliness, a smaller number of comments express concerns such as skin irritation or spots that were not kept up, which suggests cleanliness experiences may vary by area or timing.

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Rehab and therapy support

Several reviews highlight meaningful rehab and therapy progress.

Many reviewers discuss rehab—often PT and OT—and describe therapists and nursing teams working with residents to build mobility and independence. A number of reviews mention residents improving over the course of their stay and being engaged during therapy sessions. There are also reviews that frame care as inadequate during certain incidents, including falls or delayed attention, which is why outcomes appear more mixed for some families.

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Dining is a frequent bright spot

Dining comes up often, with multiple mentions of good meals and restaurant-style service.

Several reviews praise the food and describe it as good, enjoyable, and served in a more restaurant-like way. Some families also say residents like the meals and that dining staff are attentive to requests. A few other reviews describe dining problems such as meals not suiting preferences or concerns about what residents were given, so the experience is not uniformly positive.

  • A stylish dining area featuring a long table with green upholstered chairs and decorative artwork on the walls.
  • A cozy dining area with elegantly set tables and comfortable chairs, inviting guests to enjoy a meal.
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Care response is not consistent

A recurring concern in critical reviews is delayed or insufficient care response.

While many reviews describe prompt, attentive care, several low-rated reviews report breakdowns—examples include delayed medication, difficulty getting help, or falls with limited follow-up. Other critical reviews describe situations involving infections or dehydration and dissatisfaction with how calls for assistance were handled. One review also contrasts care during different coverage arrangements, but overall the theme is that families sometimes feel they had to stay involved closely to get timely attention.

How we summarize

We summarize when many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes are displayed.

Features

Housing

  • 120 resident community capacity 120 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Tampa International (10 miles away) Tampa International (10 miles away)
  • St. Petersburg-Clearwater International (20 miles away) St. Petersburg-Clearwater International (20 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

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Nearby Places of Interest

Hospitals

  • AdventHealth Tampa (0.3 miles)
  • Florida Hospital Tampa (0.3 miles)
  • H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center (0.7 miles)
  • Florida Hospital Carrollwood (6.6 miles)
  • St Joseph's Hospital (6.7 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens (0.5 miles)
  • Winn-Dixie (1.3 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.4 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2 miles)
  • Winn-Dixie (2.5 miles)
  • Walgreens (2.9 miles)
  • Walgreens (3 miles)

Physicians

  • Ambulatory Surgery Center - Tampa (0.6 miles)
  • University Diagnostic Institute (1.1 miles)
  • Moffitt McKinley Outpatient Center (1.7 miles)
  • Children's Health Center (2 miles)
  • ForCare Medical Center (2.8 miles)
  • Florida Medical Clinic (4.4 miles)
  • Innovision Eyecare & Eyeware (4.7 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (0.6 miles)
  • Starbucks (3 miles)
  • Starbucks (5.7 miles)
  • King State (7.4 miles)
  • Starbucks (7.6 miles)
  • Panera Bread (8 miles)

Restaurants

  • Cracker Barrel (0.6 miles)
  • Chick-Fil-A (0.6 miles)
  • Acropolis Greek Taverna (0.8 miles)
  • Chick-Fil-A (1.5 miles)
  • Portillo's Hot Dogs (1.7 miles)
  • Chick-Fil-A (2 miles)
  • McDonald's (2 miles)

Transportation

  • Stanleyville Train Station (2.6 miles)
  • Nairobi Train Station (2.6 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Grace Family Church (4.7 miles)
  • St Paul Catholic Church (5.2 miles)
  • Idlewild Baptist Church (5.9 miles)
  • Vishnu Mandir (7.5 miles)

Theaters

  • AMC Highwoods 2 (4.9 miles)
  • AMC Veterans 24 (8 miles)

Parks

  • Nye Park (5.3 miles)
  • Rivercrest Park (6.5 miles)
  • Carrollwood Village Park (6.6 miles)
  • Grant Park (6.7 miles)

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