Prairie Acres
201 E 15TH, Friona, TX, 79035
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
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 83 · avg 42 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 44.4% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 40% — 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)
- 2 fines · $15,033 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 146996
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 83 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 35 Medicare-only · 48 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 31, 2023
- Current license expires
- March 31, 2026
- Initial license date
- August 18, 1976
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Parmer County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Administrator
- Jeffrey Procter
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
Prairie Acres is an 83-bed nursing home in Friona, Parmer County, operated by Parmer County Hospital District. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with 4 stars each on health inspections and quality measures. Staffing earns 3 stars — about 201 minutes of nursing care per resident per day, roughly 40 minutes below the Texas 4-star threshold. The facility is running at about 50% of licensed beds, with 41 of 83 occupied.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 3 stars. Each resident receives about 201 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 40 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. About 19% of Texas nursing homes share this staffing rating.
Prairie Acres has received 2 CMS fines totaling $15,033. The state median fine total across fined facilities in Texas is $20,699, and about 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines on record.
The facility is operating at roughly 50% of its 83 licensed beds, with an average of 41 residents per day. Only a Resident Council is in place — there is no Family Council reported.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Reason for low occupancy
With about 41 of 83 beds occupied, ask what's driving the low census — whether it reflects staffing limits, reduced admissions, or community demand.
Staffing on weekends
CMS data shows weekend nursing hours drop to about 165 minutes per resident — ask how staffing levels are maintained on Saturdays and Sundays.
No Family Council in place
There is no Family Council reported here; ask whether one is planned and how families currently raise concerns about care.
Details on the two fines
Two CMS fines totaling $15,033 are on record — ask what the citations were for and what changes were made afterward.
Hospital district oversight structure
The facility is operated by Parmer County Hospital District; ask how the district board oversees day-to-day operations and care decisions.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHS 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.