For profit - Corporation ·
144 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities)
1
Overall CMS Rating
★☆☆☆☆
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lubbock, Texas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Apr 15, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
3 fines totaling $67,291 in CMS records.
3 total penalties
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Health Inspections
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
How Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.32
3.40
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.40
0.44
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.12
2.01
2.34
above avg
Nursing staff turnover
63.6%
51.5%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
6.0
9.1
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.32
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.40
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.81
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.12
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.15
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
63.6%
Registered Nurses
85.7%
Administrator Changes2 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Apr 15, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
6
Total Deficiencies Found
249
Health Inspection Score
3
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
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
Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 4, 2025
Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2025
Immediate jeopardy
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 24, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025
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 · Apr 15, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2025
Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.Administration Deficiencies · Oct 7, 2024
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024
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 · Jun 27, 2024
Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 13, 2024
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 · Mar 7, 2024
About This Facility
Address
4320 W 19Th Street Lubbock, TX 79407
CMS Certification #
676028
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified Beds
144
Avg Residents/Day
71.5
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
2004-08-30
Chain
Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare
149
Facilities Nationwide
Creative Solutions In Healthcare operates 149 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing is certified for 144 beds.
Admissions at Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (806) 795-1774. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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