Nursing home
Hillside Medical Lodge
300 S. Highway 36 Bypass, Gatesville, TX 76528 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority (8 facilities) · 128 certified beds
Hillside Medical Lodge is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gatesville, Texas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.42 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Hillside Medical Lodge 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) | 3.42 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.23 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.16 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.8% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 12, 2026
What inspectors found at Hillside Medical Lodge
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 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 · Jan 28, 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 · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 13, 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 · Sep 18, 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
- 300 S. Highway 36 Bypass
Gatesville, TX 76528 - CMS certification #
- 675201
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 128
- Avg residents/day
- 101.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-11-16
- Chain
- Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority
Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Hillside Medical Lodge says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Complimentary Transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Coryell Memorial Hospital, Gatesville. 3.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Coryell Health Rehabliving at the Meadows, Gatesville. 3.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Coryell Memorial Hospital Home Health Care Service, Gatesville. 2.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 76528 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Coryell Dialysis, Gatesville, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 76528.
Gentle Transitions Hospice, office in Moody, 22.2 miles away, straight line
Heart Of Texas Hospice, office in Killeen, 22.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Scott And White Clinic, Copperas Cove. 20.5 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 Gatesville, TX, risk to homes is greater than 84% of communities in Texas and 90% 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively 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 | 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 Medical Lodge a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hillside Medical Lodge an overall rating of 2 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 Hillside Medical Lodge staffed?
Hillside Medical Lodge reports 3.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Hillside Medical Lodge had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hillside Medical Lodge have?
Hillside Medical Lodge is certified for 128 beds.