Nursing home
Kemp Care Center
1351 South Elm Street, Kemp, TX 75143 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities) · 124 certified beds
Kemp Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kemp, Texas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.03 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Jul 2, 2025 cited 17 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $256,260In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kemp Care Center 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) | 3.03 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.62 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 73.7% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 17.0 | 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 July 2, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 3, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $256,260, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Kemp Care Center
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
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 2, 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 · Jul 2, 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 · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 2, 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 · Jul 2, 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 · Jul 2, 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
- 1351 South Elm Street
Kemp, TX 75143 - CMS certification #
- 675802
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 124
- Avg residents/day
- 54.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-08-04
- 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 →
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
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone A)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman, Kaufman. 9.8 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lakeside Health and Wellness, Kemp. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Your Health Team LLC, Kaufman. 11.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Gibson Pharmacy. 7.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 75143 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Kaufman, Kaufman, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 75143.
Enhabit Hospice, office in Kemp, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Always Accurate Home Healthcare And Hospice LLC, office in Kaufman, 12.4 miles away, straight line
Cedar Lake Home Health And Hospice, office in Malakoff, 19.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Healthtexas Provider Network, Waxahachie. 34.4 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
- Zone A: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); no base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, 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 | 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 Kemp Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kemp Care Center 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 Kemp Care Center staffed?
Kemp Care Center reports 3.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Kemp Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 17 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kemp Care Center have?
Kemp Care Center is certified for 124 beds.