Cypress Springs Wellness & Rehabilitation
501 YATES ST, Mount Vernon, TX, 75457
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: Opco Skilled Management
- Certified beds
- 95 · avg 28 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 42.4% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $29,381 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 308373
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 95 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 38 Medicare-only · 57 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- September 23, 2025
- Current license expires
- August 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Stratford Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Cypress Springs Wellness & Rehabilitation Llc
- Administrator
- John S Amyx
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Opco Skilled Management chain — 52 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Gregory s Zarcone
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- John Amyx
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Caraday Mount Vernon Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2021
- Gregory w Moore
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Richard l Chumley
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Stratford Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
Recent change of ownership
August 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Willow Creek Healthcare Centre
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
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 18)
- D0880·Jun 11, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Jun 11, 2025
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.
- E0773·Jun 11, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- E0770·Jun 11, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- D0761·Jun 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.
- D0689·Jun 11, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0656·Jun 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.
- D0636·Jun 11, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $29K
Most recent events
- Apr 14, 2025Fine · $29K
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 11, 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
Cypress Springs Wellness & Rehabilitation is a 95-bed nursing home in Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas, accepting Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with a 1-star staffing rating — the lowest tier. Quality-of-care measures rate 5 stars, a notable split. The facility is currently operating at about 29% of licensed capacity, with roughly 28 residents on average. It is managed by Cypress Springs Wellness & Rehabilitation LLC under licensee Stratford Hospital District.
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. Reported nursing hours per resident per day were not submitted to CMS, so a direct minutes comparison isn't available; the 1-star rating reflects CMS's assessment of staffing levels relative to how dependent the residents are. That gap between what staff are providing and what residents need is what the rating captures.
Quality measures — things like pressure wounds, falls, pain management, and the use of restraints — rate 5 stars for long-stay residents and 4 stars for short-stay residents. These are tracked outcomes reported separately from staffing counts.
CMS recorded one fine totaling $29,381. The median fine among Texas nursing homes that received any fine was $20,699, and about 30% of Texas nursing homes had no fines at all in the same period.
The facility is running at roughly 29% of its 95 licensed beds — about 28 residents on an average day. A facility certified for 95 beds but consistently housing fewer than 30 residents operates with a very different staffing-to-resident ratio and financial footing than a fuller building.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Why staffing rates 1 star
CMS assigned the lowest staffing rating; ask the administrator what the current nurse-to-resident ratio looks like on a typical day shift and overnight.
Nursing hours not reported to CMS
Reported nursing hours per resident weren't submitted to CMS — ask why, and how the facility tracks and documents daily staffing levels.
Only 28 residents in a 95-bed building
At roughly 29% occupancy, ask how the facility structures staffing and programming around such a small resident population.
The $29,381 fine
One CMS fine was issued — ask what the deficiency was, what corrective steps were taken, and whether the underlying issue has been re-inspected.
No Family Council on record
CMS shows only a Resident Council here; ask whether a Family Council exists or how families raise concerns if one does not.
Management company relationship
The facility is licensed to Stratford Hospital District but managed by Cypress Springs Wellness & Rehabilitation LLC — ask how day-to-day decisions are made and which entity families should contact about care.
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.