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Songbird Lodge

2500 Songbird Cir, Brownwood, TX, 76801

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 675959

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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 June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Government - Hospital district · Chain: Creative Solutions In Healthcare
Certified beds
121 · avg 70 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
97.5%higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
100%higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $10,210 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
675959
Certified beds
121 beds · avg 70 residents/day
Ownership type
Government - Hospital district
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
West Wharton County Hospital District
Chain affiliation
Creative Solutions In Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitOther

Chain affiliation

Part of the Creative Solutions in Healthcare chain — 149 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.

Disclosed owners (7 on record)

  • Brownwood iv Enterprises, Llc

    Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2022

  • Gary r Blake

    Operational/managerial Control · 50% · since 2022

  • Honor x Enterprises, Llc

    Other · 100% · since 2022

  • Linda f Huggins

    Corporate Director · since 2022

  • Malisa a Blake

    Operational/managerial Control · 50% · since 2022

  • West Wharton County Hospital District

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022

+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

September 2022 (3 years ago) · acquired from Songbird Lodge

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

18 health citations on file18 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $10K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 18)

  • E0867·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

  • D0849·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

  • F0812·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • E0803·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

  • F0801·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

  • D0761·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    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.

  • E0728·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.

  • E0656·Dec 11, 2025Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $10K

Most recent events

  • Sep 6, 2024Fine · $10K

Fire-safety citations

7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file, including 1 at severity J–L. Most recent: Dec 11, 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 Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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