Amarillo Center For Skilled Care
6641 WEST AMARILLO BOULEVARD, Amarillo, TX, 79106
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Creative Solutions In Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 122 · avg 75 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 73.5% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $21,390 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 308686
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 122 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 6 Medicare-only · 116 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- June 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- June 1, 2028
- Initial license date
- October 24, 2013
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- West Wharton County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Amarillo Ii Enterprises, Llc
- Administrator
- Steven Schmidt
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Creative Solutions in Healthcare chain — 149 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.
Parent entity
West Wharton County Hospital District
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- Tammie Porter
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- John p Dzik
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Zachary Willig
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Paul Soechting
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2024
- Sherrie Hardin
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2024
- Sean Bowers
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2024
+ 12 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
June 2022 (3 years ago) · acquired from Amarillo Center For Skilled Care
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- E0880·May 13, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0726·May 13, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
- D0583·May 13, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- E0550·Apr 1, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0880·Nov 22, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Nov 22, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0695·Nov 22, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0689·Nov 22, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $21K
Most recent events
- Sep 29, 2023Fine · $21K
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Amarillo Center for Skilled Care is a 122-bed nursing home in Amarillo, TX, operating under a hospital district license but managed by Amarillo II Enterprises, LLC and affiliated with the Creative Solutions in Healthcare chain. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star quality-of-care rating — though staffing rates 3 stars and turnover is high. The facility is running at roughly 62% of licensed beds, well below typical occupancy for the area.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 3 stars. Each resident receives about 187 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 54 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. About 19% of Texas nursing homes share this staffing rating.
Roughly 7 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year. Texas nursing homes at the 75th percentile of turnover sit at 60% — this facility is well above that. A long-stay resident will likely go through two or three primary caregivers over the course of a year.
One administrator has left in the past year — a level of leadership change that can affect day-to-day consistency for residents and staff alike.
The facility carries one CMS fine totaling $21,390. The state median fine amount for Texas nursing homes that receive fines is about $20,700, placing this fine close to the midpoint for facilities that have been cited.
The facility is operating at roughly 62% of its 122 licensed beds — about 75 residents on an average day. This is notably below typical occupancy levels and coincides with the high turnover and staffing signals above.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on weekends
Weekend nursing hours here average 2.84 hours per resident per day, below the already-3-star weekday figure — ask how weekend staffing is structured and whether care plans are consistently followed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Staff continuity for long-stay residents
With roughly 7 in 10 nursing staff leaving in the past year, ask how the facility assigns consistent caregivers to residents who have been here more than 90 days.
Administrator tenure and transition
One administrator departed in the past year; ask how long the current administrator has been in place and what leadership changes are still ongoing.
Why occupancy is at 62%
The facility averages about 75 residents in 122 licensed beds — ask directly what accounts for the low census and whether any wings or units are currently closed.
Resident Council participation
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council; ask how often the Resident Council meets, who attends from management, and how complaints raised there get resolved.
Relationship between licensee and management company
The license is held by West Wharton County Hospital District but day-to-day operations are run by Amarillo II Enterprises, LLC — ask who is accountable for staffing and care decisions and how disputes between the two entities are handled.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.