Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing is a 144-bed nursing home in Lubbock, Texas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2004-08-30. It averages 59.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing?
CMS lists 30 health-inspection deficiencies for Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-11.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | F0550, F0690, F0812 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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. | E |
| 2026-06-11 | F0692, F0693, F0759, F0761, F0880 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. | D |
| 2026-02-18 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-11-04 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| 2025-08-24 | F0656, F0689 | 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. | K |
| 2025-04-15 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-04-15 | F0690, F0812 | 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. | D |
| 2024-10-07 | F0849 | 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. | E |
| 2024-09-26 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-06-27 | F0761 | 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. | D |
| 2024-06-13 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | K |
| 2024-03-07 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-03-07 | F0645, F0842, F0880 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / 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. | E |
| 2024-03-07 | F0690, F0693, F0761 | 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. | D |
| 2024-02-08 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-08-18 | F0602 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | E |
| 2023-08-18 | F0600, F0607 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D |
Why was Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-24 | Fine | $15,537 |
| 2024-06-13 | Fine | $21,115 |
How is Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing staffed?
| Measure | This facility | TX average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.99245 | 3.38539 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 98.7 | 55.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 59.1 | 75.8 |
Who owns Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing, and what chain is it in?
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name WEST WHARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT and belongs to the CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | HUGGINS, LINDA | since 04/01/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | MAK, DAVID | since 05/17/2021 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LUBBOCK I ENTERPRISES, LLC, BLAKE, GARY, BLAKE, MALISA | since 04/01/2022 |
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