Garden Terrace Alzheimers Center Of Excellence
Nursing Home Facility
7887 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77054
Garden Terrace Alzheimers Center Of Excellence is a senior care community located in Houston, TX. It provides memory care, nursing home care, and senior living for older adults in the Houston area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (713) 796-2777.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 204 communities in our directory.
Garden Terrace Alzheimers Center Of Excellence is licensed for 120 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Houston average about 98 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 44% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the Houston average of roughly 68%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2025 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.0 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Houston average about 3.7 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 49%.
The community is located in Harris County, TX.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 21 problems at Garden Terrace Alzheimers Center Of Excellence. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 16 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $86,913.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Garden Terrace Alzheimers Center Of Excellence offers memory care, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 44%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.3
- Annual staff turnover 49%
- Last health inspection June 2025
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