Nursing home
Balch Springs Nursing Home
4200 Shepherd Ln, Balch Springs, TX 75180 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Advanced Healthcare Solutions (30 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Balch Springs Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Balch Springs, Texas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.97 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Mar 6, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Balch Springs Nursing Home 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) | 2.97 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.76 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.7% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | below 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.
What inspectors found at Balch Springs Nursing Home
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 appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 30, 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 · Mar 6, 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 · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · 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 · May 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2024 · 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 · Feb 14, 2024 · 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
- 4200 Shepherd Ln
Balch Springs, TX 75180 - CMS certification #
- 675057
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 67.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-06-01
- Chain
- Advanced Healthcare Solutions (30 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Advanced Healthcare Solutions
Advanced Healthcare Solutions operates 30 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Advanced Healthcare Solutions facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Balch Springs Nursing Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
From short-term rehabilitation to long-term and respite care, our in-house therapy and nursing teams deliver 24-hour coverage with no outsourced staff.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
A primary care physician guides your recovery, backed by Dental & Podiatry, Hospice, Lab & X-Ray, Nutritional, and Palliative Care Services — all without leaving our community.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Residents also enjoy an on-site Beauty/Barber Shop, physician bedside visits, scheduled transportation, and regular religious services — every detail designed to make daily life easier.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Dallas Regional Medical Center, Mesquite. 4.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mesquite Tree Nursing Center, Mesquite. 3.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mission Minded Home Healthcare, Balch Springs. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kroger Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 75180 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Balch Springs Dialysis, Balch Springs, 0.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Balch Springs Home Therapy, Balch Springs, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Balch Springs, Balch Springs, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 53 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 75180.
Angel Hospice Corp, office in Mesquite, 4.1 miles away, straight line
Shalem Hospice Care LLC, office in Sunnyvale, 6.2 miles away, straight line
Agape Hospice Care, office in Mesquite, 6.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Healthtexas Provider Network, Dallas. 10.9 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very high, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 very 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Balch Springs Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Balch Springs Nursing Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Balch Springs Nursing Home staffed?
Balch Springs Nursing Home reports 2.97 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Balch Springs Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Balch Springs Nursing Home have?
Balch Springs Nursing Home is certified for 120 beds.