Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Trucare Living Centers-Columbus
1511 Montezuma Street, Columbus, TX 78934 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 104 certified beds
Trucare Living Centers-Columbus is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Columbus, Texas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.57 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Feb 6, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Trucare Living Centers-Columbus 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) | 3.57 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.43 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.0% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 Trucare Living Centers-Columbus
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 · Mar 19, 2026 · 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 · Feb 6, 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 · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 19, 2024 · 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 · Nov 17, 2022 - 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 · Nov 17, 2022 - 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 · Nov 17, 2022
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
- 1511 Montezuma Street
Columbus, TX 78934 - CMS certification #
- 676229
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 104
- Avg residents/day
- 61.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2009-07-30
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Trucare Living Centers-Columbus using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Trucare Living Centers-Columbus 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.
In addition to rehabilitative care, we also provide respite, palliative, and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our dedicated team of RNs, LPNs, and caregivers, along with medical professionals such as a medical director, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, ensure around-the-clock medical support.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
In addition to rehabilitative care, we also provide respite, palliative, and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: semi-private room.
We offer a range of room options, including private and semi-private, and our comprehensive therapy services are designed to meet your individual needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Columbus Oaks Healthcare Community, Columbus. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Regency Home Health Of Schulenburg, Schulenburg. 20.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- H-E-B Pharmacy. 23.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 78934 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 78934.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ut Physicians, Cypress. 51.9 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 high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, 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 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Trucare Living Centers-Columbus a good nursing home?
CMS gives Trucare Living Centers-Columbus an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Trucare Living Centers-Columbus staffed?
Trucare Living Centers-Columbus reports 3.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Trucare Living Centers-Columbus had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Trucare Living Centers-Columbus have?
Trucare Living Centers-Columbus is certified for 104 beds.