Nursing home
Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa
3800 Englewood Ln, Odessa, TX 79762 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities) · 117 certified beds
Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Odessa, Texas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.94 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Aug 8, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,724In 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 Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa 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) | 2.94 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.9% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,724, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 · Nov 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 · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · 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 · May 31, 2023
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
- 3800 Englewood Ln
Odessa, TX 79762 - CMS certification #
- 675145
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 117
- Avg residents/day
- 82.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-04-29
- Chain
- Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare
Creative Solutions In Healthcare operates 149 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Creative Solutions In Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Odessa Regional Medical Center, Odessa. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Madison Medical Resort, Odessa. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Integrity Home Health Of West Texas Inc, Odessa. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- H-E-B Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 79762 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Odessa Dialysis, Odessa, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Complete Dialysis Care, LLC, Odessa, 2.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Vivify Dialysis, Odessa, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 79762.
Home Hospice, office in Odessa, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Star Hospice, office in Odessa, 3.0 miles away, straight line
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Permian Basin, office in Midland, 14.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Odessa, Odessa. 3.4 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 relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | 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 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 Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa a good nursing home?
CMS gives Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa staffed?
Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa reports 2.94 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa have?
Buena Vida Nursing and Rehab Odessa is certified for 117 beds.