Palo Pinto Nursing Center
200 SOUTHWEST 25TH AVE, Mineral Wells, TX, 76067
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
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Advanced Healthcare Solutions
- Certified beds
- 106 · avg 69 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.6% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — 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)
- 1 fine · $41,036 total
- Infection control citations
- 1
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 143655
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 106 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 1 Medicare-only · 105 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- October 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- October 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Palo Pinto County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Advanced Hcs
- Administrator
- Lauron Blanton
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
Palo Pinto Nursing Center is a 106-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Mineral Wells, Texas, licensed since 1971 and managed by Advanced Healthcare Solutions under a Hospital District license. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with a 2-star staffing rating. One fine totaling $41,036 has been issued. The facility is currently running at about 65% of licensed capacity, with 69 residents on a typical day.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 2 stars — roughly the bottom third of Texas nursing homes on this measure. Each resident receives about 177 minutes of nursing care per day, 64 minutes less than the daily average at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Of that, registered nurse time comes to 32 minutes per resident per day, below the 37-minute threshold Texas 4-star facilities reach.
One CMS fine has been issued totaling $41,036. About 30% of Texas nursing homes have received no fines at all; the state median among fined facilities is $20,699, putting this fine roughly double that midpoint.
The facility is operating at about 65% of its 106 licensed beds — 69 residents on an average day. That level of vacancy can reflect a variety of factors; it is the lowest-occupancy signal in this record and stands apart from the staffing and fine data.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on nights and weekends
Reported weekend nursing hours drop to 2.4 minutes per resident per hour — ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor during overnight and weekend shifts.
What the $41,000 fine covered
CMS issued one fine totaling $41,036; ask what deficiency triggered it and what specific changes were made in response.
Why so many beds are vacant
The facility averages 69 residents against 106 licensed beds — ask whether admissions have slowed, a wing has closed, or staffing is limiting capacity.
Management company's role day to day
The facility is licensed by the county hospital district but managed by Advanced Healthcare Solutions — ask which entity sets staffing levels and handles complaints.
How resident concerns get raised
There is a Resident Council but no Family Council; ask how family members are expected to raise concerns when a resident cannot advocate for themselves.
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.