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Ivy Creek Wellness & Rehabilitation

2501 MAPLE AVE, Waco, TX, 76707

Type
Nursing home
State-licensedCMS certified · CCN 455478

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2/5
Health inspections2/5
Staffing2/5
Quality measures4/5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Gulf Coast Ltc Partners
Certified beds
162 · avg 63 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
63.5%higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
60%higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
3 fines · $241,937 total
Payment denials
1 denial

State licensing & capacity

License number
147924
Service type
Medicare/medicaid
Licensed capacity
162 beds
Bed type breakdown
63 Medicare-only · 99 Medicaid/Medicare
Current license effective
January 29, 2026
Current license expires
September 1, 2026
Initial license date
September 1, 1971

Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026

Ownership & operations

Licensee
Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
Operator / manager
2501 Maple Ave Management Llc
Administrator
Benjamin Johnson

Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitOther

Chain affiliation

Part of the Gulf Coast Ltc Partners chain — 20 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.

Disclosed owners (7 on record)

  • Waco Opco Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Carolyn Beasley

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Cassandra l Mistretta

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024

  • Mary f Pfeifer

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

  • Peter Jian

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2024

+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.

Federal inspection record

19 health citations on file5 immediate-jeopardy findings8 from complaints3 federal fines totalling $242K1 payment denial

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 19)

  • D0926·Jul 23, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Have policies on smoking.

  • E0880·Jul 23, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0812·Jul 23, 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.

  • D0755·Jul 23, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0688·Jul 23, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  • D0919·Jun 13, 2024

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

  • E0880·Jun 13, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0812·Jun 13, 2024

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

View the full inspection history on CMS Care Compare →

Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $139K
  • 20232 fines · $103K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Apr 16, 2025Fine · $139K
  • Dec 29, 2023Fine · $8,954
  • Apr 29, 2023Payment denial · 6 days · starting Jun 3, 2023
  • Apr 29, 2023Fine · $94K

Largest single fine on record: $139K.

Fire-safety citations

27 Life-Safety-Code citations on file, including 1 at severity J–L. Most recent: Jun 13, 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

Ivy Creek Wellness & Rehabilitation is a 162-bed nursing home in Waco, Texas, currently operating at roughly 39% of licensed capacity. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with matching 2-star ratings for both health inspections and staffing. Three federal fines totaling $241,937 have been issued — nearly 12 times the Texas median fine amount. Quality-of-care outcome measures rate 4 stars, a contrast worth examining alongside the other ratings. The license is active through September 2026.

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. Each resident receives about 164 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 77 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas, which puts this facility among the bottom 32% of Texas nursing homes on staffing. Beyond the raw minutes, residents here require more hands-on care than at a typical facility — more dependent or medically complex on average — so the same hours stretch thinner than the number alone suggests.

About 6 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year. Texas's 75th-percentile turnover cutoff is 60% — this facility sits right at that boundary, meaning a long-stay resident will likely cycle through two or three primary caregivers over the course of a year. RN turnover runs at 60%, a figure that tracks the same pattern.

Three federal fines have been issued totaling $241,937. The Texas median fine total across fined facilities is $20,699 — this facility's total is nearly 12 times that figure. Roughly 30% of Texas nursing homes have received no fines at all.

The facility is operating at approximately 39% of its 162 licensed beds, with an average of 63 residents per day. That level of vacancy, alongside severe fines and high turnover, is a combination that warrants direct questions about current staffing coverage and any plans for census growth.

Quality-of-care outcome measures — tracking things like pressure wounds, falls, and pain management — rate 4 stars for long-stay residents. That sits alongside a 2-star health inspection rating and 2-star staffing rating, a pairing that is uncommon and worth exploring directly with staff.

Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026

Questions to ask when you tour

  1. Explaining the $241,937 in fines

    Ask what the three federal fines were issued for, whether the cited deficiencies have been corrected, and what documentation exists showing the corrections.

  2. Staffing coverage on nights and weekends

    Reported weekend nursing hours run below the already low weekday figure — ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor during overnight and weekend shifts specifically.

  3. Why so many beds are empty

    With only 63 of 162 beds occupied, ask whether low census has affected staffing levels, and what the facility's plan is if occupancy changes significantly.

  4. Staff continuity for a specific resident

    Given that roughly 6 in 10 nursing staff left last year, ask how the facility assigns consistent caregivers to residents and how handoffs are managed when staff turn over.

  5. How 4-star outcomes are achieved here

    Quality-of-care outcomes rate 4 stars while inspections and staffing rate 2 — ask which specific measures drive that outcome score and how care plans are reviewed.

  6. Current administrator tenure

    One administrator departure was recorded in the past year — ask how long the current administrator has been in place and who oversees operations day to day.

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.