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Hillside Medical Lodge

300 S HIGHWAY 36 BYP N, Gatesville, TX, 76528

Type
Nursing home
State-licensedCMS certified · CCN 675201

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2/5
Health inspections3/5
Staffing1/5
Quality measures2/5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority
Certified beds
128 · avg 101 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
45.8%lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
40%lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

State licensing & capacity

License number
312662
Service type
Medicare/medicaid
Licensed capacity
128 beds
Bed type breakdown
11 Medicare-only · 117 Medicaid/Medicare
Current license effective
August 1, 2025
Current license expires
August 1, 2028
Initial license date
June 15, 1976

Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026

Ownership & operations

Licensee
Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
Operator / manager
Uptown Fs Llc
Administrator
Heidi Wefing

Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitOther

Chain affiliation

Part of the Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority chain — 8 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.

Disclosed owners (10 on record)

  • Campbell Gs-trust

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2025

  • David Byrom

    Corporate Director · since 2025

  • Gatesville nh Realty Ltd

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Jeffery c Bates

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Maureen Collins

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

August 2025 (9 months ago) · acquired from Hillside Medical Lodge

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

14 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding3 from complaints

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 14)

  • D0880·Dec 11, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0761·Dec 11, 2025

    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.

  • E0695·Dec 11, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • D0693·Dec 11, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

  • D0656·Dec 11, 2025

    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.

  • E0641·Dec 11, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • D0583·Dec 11, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

  • D0558·Dec 11, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

View the full inspection history on CMS Care Compare →

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.

About this community

Hillside Medical Lodge is a 128-bed nursing home in Gatesville, Texas, licensed since 1976 and currently operating at about 79% of capacity. CMS rates it 2 stars overall. The staffing rating is 1 star — the lowest tier — and the quality-of-care measures rate 2 stars. Health inspections come in at 3 stars. The license is active through August 2028.

Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026

What the data says

CMS rates staffing here at 1 star. Each resident receives about 205 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 36 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas, where the threshold is 241 minutes. About 38% of Texas nursing homes share this 1-star staffing rating. Of those 205 daily minutes, only 14 come from a registered nurse; the Texas 4-star threshold for RN time alone is 37 minutes. Residents here tend to need more hands-on help than at a typical facility — more dependent or medically complex on average — so those nursing hours stretch thinner than the raw numbers already suggest.

Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026

Questions to ask when you tour

  1. Staffing on nights and weekends

    Weekend nursing hours average 2.9 hours per resident per day — ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor during overnight and weekend shifts specifically.

  2. RN coverage during the day

    CMS records show about 14 minutes of registered-nurse time per resident per day; ask which hours an RN is physically present in the building.

  3. Management company's role

    The licensed owner is Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority, but day-to-day management is listed under Uptown Fs LLC — ask what decisions each entity controls and who to contact with care concerns.

  4. How care plans are reviewed

    Quality-of-care measures rate 2 stars despite a 3-star health inspection — ask how frequently care plans are updated and who leads those reviews.

  5. Resident Council frequency and access

    The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how often the Resident Council meets and how families receive information about concerns raised there.

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.