Paradigm At Kountze
604 Fm 1293, Kountze, TX, 77625
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Paradigm Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 45 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 17.1% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 0% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $16,801 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 455594
- Certified beds
- 60 beds · avg 45 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Oakbend Medical Center
- Chain affiliation
- Paradigm Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Paradigm Healthcare chain — 18 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.
Disclosed owners (13 on record)
- Kountze Nursing & Rehabilitation Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Oakbend Medical Center
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2017
- Robert Douds
Corporate Officer · since 2016
- Melissa Martin
Corporate Officer · since 2015
- Ruthanne Mefford
Corporate Officer · since 2015
- Jeff Council
Corporate Officer · since 2013
+ 7 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 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 25)
- E0812·Aug 13, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0644·Aug 13, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- E0641·Aug 13, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0609·Jul 25, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0607·Jul 25, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- E0880·Jul 25, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Jul 25, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- F0847·Jul 25, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $17K
Most recent events
- Jul 25, 2024Fine · $17K
Fire-safety citations
5 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 Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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