Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing

CCN 676028 · WEST WHARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT · For profit - Corporation · CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE chain · 144 certified beds · Lubbock · TX


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 dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-11F0550, F0690, F0812Honor 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
2026-06-11F0692, F0693, F0759, F0761, F0880Provide 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
2026-02-18F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-11-04F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.E
2025-08-24F0656, F0689Develop 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
2025-04-15F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2025-04-15F0690, F0812Provide 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
2024-10-07F0849Arrange 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
2024-09-26F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2024-06-27F0761Ensure 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
2024-06-13F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.K
2024-03-07F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2024-03-07F0645, F0842, F0880PASARR 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
2024-03-07F0690, F0693, F0761Provide 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
2024-02-08F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2023-08-18F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.E
2023-08-18F0600, F0607Protect 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?

DateTypeAmount
2025-08-24Fine$15,537
2024-06-13Fine$21,115

How is Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing staffed?

MeasureThis facilityTX average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.992453.38539
Total nursing staff turnover (%)98.755.3
Average number of residents per day59.175.8

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.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEHUGGINS, LINDAsince 04/01/2022
CORPORATE OFFICERMAK, DAVIDsince 05/17/2021
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLLUBBOCK I ENTERPRISES, LLC, BLAKE, GARY, BLAKE, MALISAsince 04/01/2022

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