Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Pinecrest Retirement Community
1302 Tom Temple Dr, Lufkin, TX 75904 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Methodist Retirement Communities (6 facilities) · 51 certified beds
Pinecrest Retirement Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lufkin, Texas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.59 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Jun 4, 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 Pinecrest Retirement Community 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) | 4.59 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.16 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.15 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.0% | 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.
What inspectors found at Pinecrest Retirement Community
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · 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 · Jun 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 · May 1, 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 · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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 · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · 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 · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · 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 · Feb 23, 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
- 1302 Tom Temple Dr
Lufkin, TX 75904 - CMS certification #
- 676124
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 51
- Avg residents/day
- 44.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-01-19
- Chain
- Methodist Retirement Communities (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Methodist Retirement Communities
Methodist Retirement Communities operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Methodist Retirement Communities 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
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pinecrest Retirement Community 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.
Other specialties, including 24/7 Skilled Nursing, certified IV therapy, Respite, Whole-person Wellness and Wound care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
A trained, licensed nurse and certified nurse aides are available 24/7 to provide the custom-tailored support that helps your loved one preserve an active lifestyle filled with friends, activities, and family.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
This is a pet-friendly campus and we welcome cats, dogs, fish, and birds upon approval.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom.
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Chi St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin, Lufkin. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Parkwood in the Pines, Lufkin. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Lufkin. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 75904 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Aqua Dialysis Lufkin LLC, Lufkin, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
I Dialysis, LLC, Nacogdoches, 11.3 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 75904.
Hospice In The Pines, office in Lufkin, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Affinity Health Care, office in Lufkin, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Harbor Hospice 26 Lp, office in Lufkin, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cs Pacs 3 Southwest, LLC, Dayton. 87.4 miles away, straight line. 2 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively high, 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 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pinecrest Retirement Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pinecrest Retirement Community an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pinecrest Retirement Community staffed?
Pinecrest Retirement Community reports 4.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Pinecrest Retirement Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pinecrest Retirement Community have?
Pinecrest Retirement Community is certified for 51 beds.