• CMS rates this facility 1/5 stars (below average)
• Has 144 certified beds with an average of 71.5 residents per day (50% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 6 deficiencies (inspected Apr 15, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $67,291 across 3 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.32 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 63.6% (high)
• Part of the Creative Solutions in Healthcare chain (149 facilities)
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing is a 1-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Lubbock, Texas with 144 certified beds. It has been operating since 2004. The facility scored below average compared to Texas facilities.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST WHARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Apr 1, 2022 |
| LUBBOCK I ENTERPRISES, LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Apr 1, 2022 |
| BLAKE, GARY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2022 |
| BLAKE, MALISA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2022 |
| MAK, DAVID | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | May 17, 2021 |
| HUGGINS, LINDA | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2022 |
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