Panola County Nursing & Rehabilitation
501 COTTAGE RD, Carthage, TX, 75633
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 - Corporation · Chain: Gulf Coast Ltc Partners
- Certified beds
- 108 · avg 52 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.8% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · 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
- 311792
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 108 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 25 Medicare-only · 83 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- January 15, 2024
- Current license expires
- January 15, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- South Limestone Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Carthage Ltc Partners, Inc
- Administrator
- Misti Whittley
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Gulf Coast Ltc Partners chain — 20 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Misti Young
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Bobby j Bergeron
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Carthage Associates, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Carthage Ltc Partners, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Larry n Price
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Louis f Nicholson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
January 2024 (2 years ago) · acquired from Carthage Ltc Partners, Inc.
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 34)
- D0679·Aug 13, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- E0925·Aug 13, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D0880·Aug 13, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0756·Aug 13, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D0755·Aug 13, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0699·Aug 13, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D0695·Aug 13, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0689·Aug 13, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 13, 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
Panola County Nursing & Rehabilitation is a 108-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Carthage, TX, licensed to South Limestone Hospital District and managed by Carthage Ltc Partners, Inc. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with a 1-star staffing rating. About 52 residents occupy its 108 beds — roughly 48% occupancy. The license is active through January 2027.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 1 star — the lowest tier, shared by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives about 176 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 65 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Of those 176 minutes, only 15 come from a registered nurse. Residents here tend to need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — sicker or less mobile on average — so the same staffing hours stretch thinner than the raw numbers suggest.
About 52 of 108 beds are occupied — 48% capacity. The facility also carries a 2-star overall CMS rating alongside a 1-star staffing score, with health inspection and quality measure ratings each at 3 stars.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on nights and weekends
Weekend nursing hours here average about 151 minutes per resident per day — ask how many nurses and aides are on duty overnight and on weekends specifically.
Why so many beds are empty
The facility is running at roughly 48% occupancy; ask what has driven admissions down and whether any operational changes are planned.
RN presence during the day
CMS data shows only about 15 minutes of registered nurse time per resident per day — ask how many hours an RN is physically on-site and who covers clinical decisions overnight.
Management company's role
Day-to-day operations are handled by Carthage Ltc Partners, Inc., while the license is held by South Limestone Hospital District — ask which entity sets staffing budgets and clinical policy.
Resident Council activity
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how often the Resident Council meets and how families can raise concerns outside of that channel.
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.