Nursing home
Apex Secure Care Brownfield
1101 E Lake St, Brownfield, TX 79316 · Map
For profit - Partnership · 108 certified beds
Apex Secure Care Brownfield is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brownfield, Texas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.31 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Feb 11, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $14,668In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Apex Secure Care Brownfield compares
This facility vs. the Texas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Texas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.31 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.17 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.67 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.8% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the April 14, 2026 inspection was corrected by May 15, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $14,668, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Apex Secure Care Brownfield
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1101 E Lake St
Brownfield, TX 79316 - CMS certification #
- 675019
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 72.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-01-22
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Apex Secure Care Brownfield using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2012
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 11, 2012 to Jul 10, 2014. Violations found: Minimum wage. Back wages: $2,139 owed to 12 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Apex Secure Care (Theora Management Systems, Inc.). Case 1734453.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Brownfield Regional Medical Center, Brownfield. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brownfield Rehabilitation and Care Center, Brownfield. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Excelacare Home Health, Brownfield. 4.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Brownfield Clinic Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 79316 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Brownfield Dialysis, Brownfield, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 79316.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Odessa, Midland. 82.5 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective September 30, 1981), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Apex Secure Care Brownfield a good nursing home?
CMS gives Apex Secure Care Brownfield an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Apex Secure Care Brownfield staffed?
Apex Secure Care Brownfield reports 2.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Apex Secure Care Brownfield had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Apex Secure Care Brownfield have?
Apex Secure Care Brownfield is certified for 108 beds.