Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
4320 W 19Th Street, Lubbock, TX, 79407
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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: Creative Solutions In Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 144 · avg 67 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 98.6% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 100% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $36,390 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 676028
- Certified beds
- 144 beds · avg 67 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- West Wharton County Hospital District
- Chain affiliation
- Creative Solutions In Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Creative Solutions in Healthcare chain — 149 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Gary r Blake
Operational/managerial Control · 50% · since 2022
- Honor x Enterprises, Llc
Other · 100% · since 2022
- Linda f Huggins
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2022
- Lubbock i Enterprises, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2022
- Malisa a Blake
Operational/managerial Control · 50% · since 2022
- West Wharton County Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
April 2022 (4 years ago) · acquired from Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, 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 26)
- D0880·Feb 18, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0760·Nov 4, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- K0689·Aug 24, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- K0656·Aug 24, 2025Complaint
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.
- E0880·Apr 15, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0812·Apr 15, 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.
- D0690·Apr 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E0849·Oct 7, 2024Complaint
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $15K
- 20241 fine · $21K
Most recent events
- Aug 24, 2025Fine · $15K
- Jun 13, 2024Fine · $21K
Largest single fine on record: $21K.
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 26, 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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