Amarillo Medical Lodge
9 MEDICAL DRIVE, 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: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 102 · avg 65 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 57.6% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 58.3% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311762
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 102 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 26 Medicare-only · 76 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- December 1, 2023
- Current license expires
- December 1, 2026
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Booker Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Rowlett Creek Healthcare Llc
- Administrator
- Christopher Cantrell
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 329 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Rowlett Creek Healthcare Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Booker Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Christopher Cantrell
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Hyrum Health Holdings Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Shawn Hoover
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Soon Burnam
Corporate Officer · since 2023
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
December 2023 (2 years ago) · acquired from The Medical Lodge of Amarillo
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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 10)
- D0880·Jan 9, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jan 9, 2025
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·Jan 9, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0761·May 7, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0842·Dec 6, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0695·Dec 6, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0641·Dec 6, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0880·Aug 3, 2023Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 9, 2025. 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 Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Amarillo Medical Lodge is a 102-bed nursing home in Amarillo, Potter County, licensed through December 2026 and managed by Rowlett Creek Healthcare LLC under The Ensign Group. CMS rates it 5 stars overall, with 5-star scores on health inspections and care outcomes. Staffing is rated 2 stars — the one notable gap in an otherwise strong regulatory record. The facility is running at about 64% occupancy, below typical levels 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 2 stars — each resident receives about 201 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 40 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. About 32% of Texas nursing homes share this staffing rating. Residents here also tend to need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — less mobile or more medically complex on average — so those 201 minutes stretch thinner than they appear on paper.
The facility is operating at roughly 64% of its licensed 102 beds — about 65 residents on a typical day. Low occupancy is occasionally a sign of financial or reputational pressure; it can also reflect regional market conditions or referral patterns. It is worth asking management directly what is driving the low census.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels day to day
With a 2-star CMS staffing rating and a more medically complex resident population, ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor per shift on a typical weekday versus a weekend.
Weekend coverage specifically
CMS data shows weekend nursing hours at 2.94 hours per resident per day — lower than the weekday figure; ask how staffing changes on Saturdays and Sundays.
Why occupancy is low
The facility is running at about 64% of capacity; ask management what is driving that, and whether it affects staffing levels or services offered.
Rowlett Creek's role on-site
The licensee is Booker Hospital District but day-to-day management runs through Rowlett Creek Healthcare LLC; ask which entity makes staffing and care decisions residents experience directly.
Resident Council activity
A Resident Council is on record but no Family Council; ask how family members can raise concerns formally and how often the Resident Council meets.
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.