Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Meadow Lake Health Center
16044 County Road 165, Tyler, TX 75703 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Lifespace Communities (16 facilities) · 20 certified beds
Meadow Lake Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tyler, Texas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.12 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Sep 24, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Meadow Lake Health 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) | 4.12 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.19 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.53 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.4% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 May 19, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 20, 2025
What inspectors found at Meadow Lake Health 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
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 19, 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 · Aug 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2023 - 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 19, 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
- 16044 County Road 165
Tyler, TX 75703 - CMS certification #
- 676286
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 20
- Avg residents/day
- 27.0
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2011-05-31
- Chain
- Lifespace Communities (16 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lifespace Communities
Lifespace Communities operates 16 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lifespace Communities facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Meadow Lake Health Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 21, 2017 to Jul 19, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Meadow Lake Senior Living (ER OPCO ML, LLC). Case 1883811.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital, Tyler. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Providence Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing, Tyler. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Balm In Gilead Home Health Services Inc, Tyler. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 75703 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Renal Center Of Waterton, Tyler, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Renal Care Group-Southeast Tyler, Tyler, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Tyler Home Dialysis, Tyler, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 75703.
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Tyler Ltd, office in Tyler, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heritage Hospice Of East Texas, office in Tyler, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Harbor Hospice Of Texarkana Lp, office in Tyler, 1.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Healthtexas Provider Network, Waxahachie. 87.8 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Meadow Lake Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Meadow Lake Health Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Meadow Lake Health Center staffed?
Meadow Lake Health Center reports 4.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Meadow Lake Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Meadow Lake Health Center have?
Meadow Lake Health Center is certified for 20 beds.