The Meridian
2228 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77550
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Rj Meridian Care
- Certified beds
- 96 · avg 65 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 56.2% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 62.5% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 676260
- Certified beds
- 96 beds · avg 65 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Rj Meridian Care Of Galveston,Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Rj Meridian Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the rj Meridian Care chain — 5 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.8 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Sean Buelow
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Vinod p Kaushik
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Sherita Nashay Greene
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Ramiro g Lozano
Adp of The Snf · since 2010
- Jay Balentine
Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2010
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- D0626·Oct 30, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- D0921·Oct 30, 2024
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0661·Oct 30, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- D0657·Oct 30, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0641·Oct 30, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0640·Oct 30, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D0757·Oct 30, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0644·Sep 14, 2023Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 30, 2024. 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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