Yoakum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
1300 CARL RAMERT DR, Yoakum, TX, 77995
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
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Wellsential Health
- Certified beds
- 110 · avg 83 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40.3% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 14.3% — lower 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)
- 1 fine · $13,627 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311321
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 110 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 110 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 1, 2026
- Current license expires
- March 1, 2029
- Initial license date
- October 23, 1997
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Oakbend Medical Center (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Regency Ihs Of Yoakum Llc
- Administrator
- Amanda Nicole Stary
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Wellsential Health chain — 67 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.8 / 5.
Disclosed owners (25 on record)
- Elliot j Mandelbaum
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
- James Drost
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Kevin Lange
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Tabitha Surman
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- 1300 Carl Ramert Drive Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Donovan r Dekowski
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
+ 19 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
March 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Yoakum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
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 23)
- D0842·Nov 18, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0585·Nov 18, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D0813·May 30, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- E0812·May 30, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0801·May 30, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- D0690·May 30, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0656·May 30, 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.
- D0641·May 30, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $14K
Most recent events
- Jun 9, 2024Fine · $14K
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 30, 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
Yoakum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is a 110-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Yoakum, TX, licensed to Oakbend Medical Center and managed by Regency IHS of Yoakum. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star quality-of-care rating and a 4-star health inspection score. Staffing earns 1 star — the sharpest contrast in the record. Nursing staff turnover runs below the state's 25th percentile, and the facility operates at roughly 76% of licensed capacity.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 1 star. About 38% of Texas nursing homes share that rating — so this isn't rare, but it is the low end of the scale. The facility did not report daily nursing hours to CMS, so a per-resident minute figure isn't available; the 1-star rating reflects what CMS was able to calculate from submitted payroll data.
Despite the staffing rating, roughly 4 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — a rate that falls below Texas's 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning turnover is better than about three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. Registered nurse turnover is even lower: about 1 in 10 RNs left in the past year, which places this facility in the bottom tier of RN departures statewide. The staff that is here tends to stay.
CMS records one fine totaling $13,627. The state median fine total across penalized facilities is $20,699, and about 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines on record. A single fine below the state median is the full picture here.
Quality-of-care outcomes rate 5 stars overall, with a 5-star score for long-stay residents and a 3-star score for short-stay residents. The gap between long-stay and short-stay scores means residents recovering from a hospital stay and returning home are rated at a different level than those living here permanently.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Why staffing hours weren't reported
CMS couldn't calculate daily nursing minutes because payroll data was incomplete — ask what happened and whether reporting is now current.
Nurse coverage on nights and weekends
With a 1-star staffing rating, ask specifically how many nurses and aides are on duty during overnight and weekend shifts.
Short-stay rehab outcomes
Long-stay quality rates 5 stars but short-stay rates 3 — ask what the facility's discharge-to-home rate looks like for rehab patients.
Management company's role day-to-day
The facility is licensed to Oakbend Medical Center but managed by Regency IHS of Yoakum — ask which entity sets staffing levels and handles complaints.
Resident Council activity
A Resident Council is listed but no Family Council — ask how often the Resident Council meets and how families can raise concerns outside of it.
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.