Mesa Springs Healthcare Center
7171 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX, 79606
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 89 · avg 70 residents/day
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,190 total
- Infection control citations
- 6
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 675645
- Certified beds
- 89 beds · avg 70 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Forrest Hill Healthcare, Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Stephen c Taylor
Corporate Officer · since 2025
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2017
- Maxey d Mcknight
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2016
- Ensign Services Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2015
- Pamela Mcgrew
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2015
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 33)
- D0607·Apr 15, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- B0946·Mar 19, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- B0944·Mar 19, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- B0943·Mar 19, 2026
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- F0851·Mar 19, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- E0812·Mar 19, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0804·Mar 19, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- E0700·Mar 19, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail…
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $8,190
Most recent events
- Oct 12, 2023Fine · $8,190
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 19, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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