Nursing home
Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites
6650 South Soncy Road, Amarillo, TX 79119 · Map
Government - Hospital district · Part of Fundamental Healthcare (69 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Amarillo, Texas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.10 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Jan 23, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $14,901In 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 Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites 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) | 3.10 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.71 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.0% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $14,901, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 25, 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 · Mar 4, 2025 · 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 · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · 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 · Jan 23, 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 · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 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
- 6650 South Soncy Road
Amarillo, TX 79119 - CMS certification #
- 675498
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 92.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-06-01
- Chain
- Fundamental Healthcare (69 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Fundamental Healthcare
Fundamental Healthcare operates 69 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Fundamental Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites 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.
Hospice & Respite care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Whether you’re seeking short-term rehabilitation, transitional care, or a permanent residence, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, hospice, and respite services in a warm, homelike environment.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bsa Hospital, Amarillo. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Five Points Nursing and Rehabilitation, Amarillo. 3.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Amarillo. 3.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 79119 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Amarillo Dialysis, Amarillo, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Amarillo Dialysis, Amarillo, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc Crown Of Texas, Amarillo, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 79119.
Enhabit Hospice, office in Amarillo, 3.3 miles away, straight line
Kinder Hearts Hospice Of Amarillo, office in Amarillo, 3.5 miles away, straight line
High Plains Senior Care Hospice, office in Amarillo, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- George Melone, MD, La Junta. 215.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Amarillo, TX, risk to homes is greater than 96% of communities in Texas and 96% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively high, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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 | See above |
| 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 Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites staffed?
Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites reports 3.10 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites have?
Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites is certified for 120 beds.