Wells Ltc Nursing & Rehabilitation
46 May Street, Wells, TX, 75976
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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 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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
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
- 54.7% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $34,428 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 676103
- Certified beds
- 90 beds · avg 46 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Winnie-Stowell Hospital District
- Chain affiliation
- Gulf Coast Ltc Partners
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Gulf Coast Ltc Partners chain — 19 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 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 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 37)
- F0761·Feb 24, 2026Complaint
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.
- D0755·Feb 24, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $12K
- 20232 fines · $22K
Most recent events
- Jan 7, 2026Fine · $12K
- Aug 10, 2023Fine · $12K
- Aug 10, 2023Fine · $9,811
Largest single fine on record: $12K.
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 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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