Wells Ltc Nursing & Rehabilitation
46 MAY STREET, Wells, TX, 75976
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 Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Gulf Coast Ltc Partners
- Certified beds
- 90 · avg 46 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.7% — near the Texas averageTexas 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
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 7 fines · $179,538 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311761
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 90 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 28 Medicare-only · 62 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- January 15, 2024
- Current license expires
- January 15, 2027
- Initial license date
- October 22, 1980
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Winniestowell Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Wells Ltc Partners, Inc
- Administrator
- Jessica Davis
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Gulf Coast Ltc Partners chain — 20 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Bobby j Bergeron
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- East Texas Iii Associates, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Edward r Murrell
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- James m Morris
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Louis f Nicholson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Wells Ltc Partners Inc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
January 2024 (2 years ago) · acquired from Wells Ltc Partners Inc
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 36)
- J0689·Jan 7, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0742·Dec 3, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- E0925·Dec 3, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D0880·Dec 3, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0813·Dec 3, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- F0812·Dec 3, 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.
- D0645·Dec 3, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D0880·Nov 25, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $19K
- 20251 fine · $81K
- 20242 fines · $27K
- 20233 fines · $52K
Most recent events
- Jan 7, 2026Fine · $19K
- Sep 4, 2025Fine · $81K
- Mar 12, 2024Fine · $17K
- Mar 12, 2024Fine · $10K
- Aug 10, 2023Fine · $22K
- Aug 10, 2023Fine · $18K
Largest single fine on record: $81K.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 3, 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
Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation is a 90-bed nursing home in Wells, Cherokee County, Texas, licensed under Winniestowell Hospital District and managed by Wells LTC Partners, Inc. CMS rates it 1 star overall, with 1-star ratings on both health inspections and staffing. CMS has substantiated findings of resident abuse or neglect here within the past 36 months, and the facility has logged 7 fines totaling $179,538 since its record period. About 45 of its 90 beds are occupied.
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 lowest tier, shared by roughly 38% of Texas nursing homes. Nursing hours per resident per day are not reported in CMS data for this facility, so a direct minute-by-minute comparison to Texas peers is not available. At 1-star staffing, residents in facilities at this tier typically receive around 186 minutes of total nursing care per day — 55 minutes less than the threshold for a 4-star staffing facility in Texas.
CMS has substantiated findings of resident abuse or neglect at this facility within the past 36 months. This flag appears on Care Compare when a deficiency related to abuse or neglect has been cited and confirmed during inspection.
Seven CMS fines totaling $179,538 have been assessed here. The median fine total among Texas nursing homes that have received any fines is about $20,699 — this facility's total is roughly 8.7 times that figure. Approximately 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all.
The facility is operating at about 51% of its 90 licensed beds, with roughly 45 residents on an average day. Paired with the 1-star overall rating, the abuse flag, and the fine total, the low occupancy reflects a facility carrying multiple serious regulatory markers simultaneously.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
What happened with the abuse findings
CMS has substantiated abuse or neglect findings here within the past 36 months — ask what specifically was cited, what corrective steps were taken, and whether those steps have been verified by inspectors.
Seven fines totaling $179,538
Ask which deficiencies triggered each of the seven fines and what policy or staffing changes followed, since the total is roughly 8.7 times the Texas median for fined facilities.
How staffing hours are scheduled now
CMS rates staffing here at 1 star and nursing hours per resident aren't reported; ask for current daily staffing schedules and how the facility covers shifts when staff call out.
Why occupancy is at 51 percent
Only about 45 of 90 beds are filled; ask whether the low census affects the number of staff scheduled on a given shift and what the trend has been over the past year.
What the Resident Council addresses
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council; ask how families are notified of concerns raised in Resident Council meetings and how they can raise issues of their own.
Management company's oversight role
Winniestowell Hospital District holds the license while Wells LTC Partners manages day-to-day operations; ask who families contact when a serious concern isn't resolved at the facility level.
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.