Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Shinnery Oaks Community
711 West Broadway, Denver City, TX 79323 · Map
Government - County · 60 certified beds
Shinnery Oaks Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Denver City, Texas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.49 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $26,120In 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 Shinnery Oaks 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) | 4.49 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.51 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.3% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 25, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $26,120, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Shinnery Oaks 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 · 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
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 16, 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 · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 11, 2023
Show all 10 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 · Aug 11, 2023 - 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 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 11, 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
- 711 West Broadway
Denver City, TX 79323 - CMS certification #
- 676259
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 52.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2010-08-12
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Yoakum County Hospital, Denver City. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Memorial Health Care Center, Seminole. 19.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Excelacare Home Health, Hobbs. 24.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Liberty Drugs. 15.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 79323 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Services Of West Texas, Denver City, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 79323.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Odessa, Midland. 79.1 miles away, straight line. 3 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective July 17, 1989), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Denver City, 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: very high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively high, 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Shinnery Oaks Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Shinnery Oaks Community 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 Shinnery Oaks Community staffed?
Shinnery Oaks Community reports 4.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Shinnery Oaks Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Shinnery Oaks Community have?
Shinnery Oaks Community is certified for 60 beds.