Southland Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center
501 N MEDFORD DR, Lufkin, TX, 75901
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
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 150 · avg 70 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.6% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 45.5% — lower 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)
- 2 fines · $188,884 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 145005
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 150 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 32 Medicare-only · 118 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- May 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- May 1, 2028
- Initial license date
- June 28, 1988
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Liberty County Hospital District No 1 (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- Operator / manager
- Piney Lufkin Healthcare, Inc
- Administrator
- Patrick Glazebrook
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 329 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (3 on record)
- Liberty County Hospital District No. 1
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2015
- Piney Lufkin Healthcare, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 2015
- Charles Bruce Stratton
Corporate Officer · since 2005
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 15)
- K0686·Nov 11, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- K0580·Nov 11, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0880·Nov 6, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- C0732·Nov 6, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- E0689·Nov 6, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0677·Oct 29, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- J0689·Aug 21, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0609·Aug 21, 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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $189K
Most recent events
- Oct 29, 2024Fine · $181K
- Aug 21, 2024Fine · $8,154
Largest single fine on record: $181K.
Fire-safety citations
6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 6, 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 Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 150-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Lufkin, Texas, operated by Piney Lufkin Healthcare under The Ensign Group. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with a 2-star staffing rating and 4-star quality measures. Two CMS fines totaling $188,884 have been assessed. The facility is currently operating at roughly 46% of licensed capacity, with 69 of 150 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 2 stars — roughly the bottom third of Texas nursing homes on this measure. Each resident receives about 212 minutes of nursing care per day, approximately 29 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here require more hands-on care than at a typical facility — more dependent or medically complex on average — so those 212 minutes stretch thinner than the raw number suggests. RN coverage specifically comes to about 24 minutes per resident per day, against 37 minutes at a 4-star-staffing Texas facility.
Two CMS fines totaling $188,884 have been assessed against this facility. The median fine total among penalized Texas nursing homes is about $20,699, placing this facility well above the typical penalty range. About 30% of Texas nursing homes have received no fines at all.
One administrator has turned over in the past year. A single change is noted here — not the two-or-more threshold that signals organizational instability, but a leadership transition that can affect day-to-day operations.
The facility is operating at roughly 46% of its 150 licensed beds, with an average of about 70 residents on any given day. Low occupancy combined with the fines and staffing signals above is a combination worth examining when you visit.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Reason for the two large fines
Two CMS fines totaling $188,884 were assessed — ask what specific deficiencies triggered each fine and what corrective steps were taken.
Staffing levels on evenings and weekends
Weekend nursing hours here average about 169 minutes per resident per day, below the already-low weekday figure — ask how staffing is scheduled on nights and weekends.
Current administrator tenure
One administrator turned over in the past year; ask how long the current administrator has been in the role and who oversees operations above the facility level.
Why occupancy is near half capacity
Only about 70 of 150 beds are occupied on an average day — ask whether low census reflects recent discharges, a referral slowdown, or something else.
How residents raise concerns without a family council
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask what the process is for family members to formally surface concerns or request meetings with staff.
Nurse staffing on a typical day
CMS data shows about 24 minutes of RN time per resident per day — ask how many registered nurses are on the floor during day, evening, and overnight shifts.
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.