Spjst Rest Home 3
248 WISTERIA LANE, El Campo, TX, 77437
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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 57 · avg 41 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 20.6% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 20% — lower 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
- 308360
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 57 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 5 Medicare-only · 52 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- June 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- June 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Oakbend Medical Center (COUNTY)
- Operator / manager
- Spjst Senior Living
- Administrator
- Rowena Tabler-Smith
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Bruce a Barker
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Joseph Freudenberger
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Oakbend Medical Center
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
- Rowena Faye Tabler-smith
Adp of The Snf · since 2021
- Spjst Rest Home
5% or Greater Security Interest · 100% · since 2021
Recent change of ownership
June 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from S.p.j.s.t Rest Home 3
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)
- E0755·Sep 18, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0686·Sep 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0880·Aug 2, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0761·Aug 8, 2024
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.
- D0760·Aug 8, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- E0814·Jun 22, 2023Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- D0656·Jun 22, 2023
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.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 18, 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
Spjst Rest Home 3 is a 57-bed nonprofit nursing home in El Campo (Wharton County), operated by Spjst Senior Living under county licensee Oakbend Medical Center. CMS rates it 5 stars overall, with 5-star scores on health inspections and quality measures. Staffing earns 3 stars — residents receive about 199 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 42 minutes below the Texas 4-star threshold. The facility is currently running at 72% of licensed capacity, with 41 of 57 beds occupied on average.
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 199 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 42 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. About 19% of Texas nursing homes share this staffing rating.
Nursing staff turnover is exceptionally low: roughly 2 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year. Texas nursing homes at the 25th percentile see 42% turnover annually, so this facility sits well below that floor — better than about three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. RN turnover is similarly low at 2 in 10.
The facility is operating at roughly 72% of its 57 licensed beds — about 41 residents on a typical day. No other distress signals are present in this record.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing on nights and weekends
CMS rates staffing 3 stars and weekend hours run slightly below weekday hours — ask how many nurses and aides are scheduled overnight and on weekends.
Why beds are mostly unfilled
The facility averages 41 residents against 57 licensed beds — ask whether admissions have been paused, referrals have slowed, or if there are plans to increase occupancy.
Resident Council involvement
A Resident Council is listed but no Family Council — ask how families are kept informed of care concerns and how they can raise issues formally.
Relationship between Oakbend Medical Center and Spjst Senior Living
The county medical center holds the license while Spjst Senior Living manages day-to-day operations — ask how decisions about staffing and care are divided between the two.
Registered nurse coverage hours
Reported RN hours work out to about 17 minutes per resident per day — ask how many hours a registered nurse is on-site versus reachable by phone.
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.