Ware Memorial Care Center
1510 S Van Buren St., Amarillo, TX, 79101
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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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 93 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 26.4% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 25% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $81,894 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 745022
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 93 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Baptist Community Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- Mark a Hotmann
Corporate Director · 8% · since 2024
- Robert Byrd
Corporate Director · 8% · since 2024
- Baptist Community Services
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Katherine Singleton
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Michelle Stillman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Ron k Rankin
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
+ 12 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 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 27)
- D0755·Apr 16, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0880·Feb 12, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Feb 12, 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.
- D0761·Feb 12, 2026
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.
- E0755·Feb 12, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E0641·Feb 12, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- B0640·Feb 12, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D0578·Feb 12, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $82K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Feb 24, 2025Payment denial · 1 day · starting Mar 25, 2025
- Feb 24, 2025Fine · $82K
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Feb 12, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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