CareWitness
Federal record · CMS Care Compare · CCN 455699 · Processed JUN 1 2026
CareWitnessTexasWhartonNursing HomesParadigm At The Creek

Paradigm At The Creek

1405 Valhalla Dr, Wharton, TX, 77488

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 455699

Get the complete federal record on this facility — full background report, $249.

Order the report

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 June 2026.

Full report →

CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures1 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Paradigm Healthcare
Certified beds
120 · avg 52 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
62.7%higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
80%higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
2 departednear the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
4 fines · $52,034 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
455699
Certified beds
120 beds · avg 52 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
Oakbend Medical Center
Chain affiliation
Paradigm Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitOther

Chain affiliation

Part of the Paradigm Healthcare chain — 18 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.

Disclosed owners (15 on record)

  • Wharton Nursing & Rehabilitation Llc

    Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2021

  • Amirali s Popatia

    Other · 9% · since 2017

  • Edward o Uthman

    Other · 9% · since 2017

  • Jeff Council

    Other · 9% · since 2017

  • Jeff Haley

    Other · 9% · since 2017

  • John m Zerwas

    Other · 9% · since 2017

+ 9 additional owners on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

35 health citations on file4 immediate-jeopardy findings18 from complaints4 federal fines totalling $52K

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 35)

  • K0656·Aug 4, 2025Complaint

    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.

  • G0689·May 16, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • J0725·Sep 30, 2024Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

  • E0641·Sep 30, 2024Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

  • J0600·Sep 30, 2024Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • J0678·May 28, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

  • F0946·May 8, 2024Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Provide training in compliance and ethics.

  • F0895·May 8, 2024Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Have a Compliance and Ethics Program.

View the full inspection history on CMS Care Compare →

Federal penalties

By year

  • 20252 fines · $17K
  • 20242 fines · $35K

Most recent events

  • Aug 4, 2025Fine · $8,191
  • May 16, 2025Fine · $8,402
  • Sep 30, 2024Fine · $21K
  • May 8, 2024Fine · $15K

Largest single fine on record: $21K.

Fire-safety citations

5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 28, 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 Jun 1, 2026.

Facility background report

The entire federal paper trail on this facility, in one report.

We compile everything the government publishes about Paradigm At The Creekinto one plain-English report: full inspection history with severity grades, every fine, staffing versus state averages, who really owns the facility, and how the owner's other facilities perform. Every fact cites its federal source.

Order the full background report — $249

Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

Data comes unaltered from the federal files. See every source we publish from.