Memorial City Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
1341 BLALOCK RD, Houston, TX, 77055
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
- Government - Hospital district · Chain: Wellsential Health
- Certified beds
- 187 · avg 132 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 57.5% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $64,398 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 149855
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 187 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 12 Medicare-only · 175 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- April 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- April 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
- Regency Ihs Of Memorial City Llc
- Administrator
- Scott Perlman
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Wellsential Health chain — 67 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.8 / 5.
Parent entity
Jack And Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc
Disclosed owners (27 on record)
- Regency Ihs of Memorial City Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Oakbend Medical Center
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Regency Integrated Health Services Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Adrian Zaharia
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Ellen Ofield
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Elliot j Mandelbaum
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
+ 21 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
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 31)
- D0919·Nov 19, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- E0677·Nov 19, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E0925·Jul 1, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D0925·Feb 13, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D0880·Feb 13, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0695·Feb 13, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0584·Feb 13, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D0842·Jan 24, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $21K
- 20242 fines · $43K
Most recent events
- Jan 15, 2025Fine · $21K
- Sep 23, 2024Fine · $22K
- May 19, 2024Fine · $21K
Largest single fine on record: $22K.
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 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
Memorial City Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is a 187-bed nursing home in Houston (Harris County) operated under Oakbend Medical Center, a county hospital district, with day-to-day management by Regency IHS of Memorial City LLC. CMS rates it 2 stars overall — 1 star on staffing — though quality-of-care measures earn 5 stars. Three CMS fines totaling $64,398 have been assessed. The facility is running at 71% of licensed capacity, with 132 of 187 beds occupied on an average day.
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 — the bottom tier, shared by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Residents receive roughly 203 minutes of nursing care per day, about 38 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here also need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — more dependent or medically complex on average — so those 203 minutes stretch thinner than the raw number suggests.
One administrator has turned over in the past year. That sits above the baseline but below the pattern seen when two or more leave in quick succession.
Three CMS fines totaling $64,398 have been issued — about three times the Texas median fine amount of $20,699, and roughly 30% of Texas nursing homes have received no fines at all.
The facility is operating at 71% of its 187 licensed beds, with an average of 132 residents per day. The facility also has no Family Council — only a Resident Council. A Family Council gives relatives a structured channel to raise concerns collectively; its absence means that channel does not currently exist.
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
CMS rates staffing 1 star, and weekend nursing hours average 3.08 per resident per day — ask how many nurses and aides are on duty during off-hours and how that compares to weekday coverage.
Why residents need more care here
Residents at this facility are, on average, more dependent or medically complex than at a typical nursing home — ask whether that matches your family member's needs and how care plans are adjusted accordingly.
Background on the three CMS fines
Three fines totaling $64,398 were assessed — ask what deficiencies triggered each fine and what specific corrective steps the facility took in response.
Family Council and how to raise concerns
There is no Family Council here — ask how family members currently raise concerns about care, and whether there are plans to form one.
Recent administrator transition
One administrator has left in the past year — ask who is currently in the administrator role, how long they have been in place, and how leadership continuity is maintained.
Current bed availability and waitlist
The facility is at 71% occupancy with roughly 55 beds unoccupied — ask whether that reflects a waitlist for specific room or care types, or a broader pattern.
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.