Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
524 VILLAGE RD, Port Lavaca, TX, 77979
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
- 148 · avg 88 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 47.9% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 60% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 149799
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 148 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 14 Medicare-only · 134 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- March 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Citizens Medical Center County Of Victoria (COUNTY)
- Operator / manager
- Regency Ihs Of Port Lavaca, Llc
- Administrator
- Arianna Rivera
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is a 148-bed nursing home in Port Lavaca (Calhoun County) accepting Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with a 1-star staffing rating — the lowest tier, held by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Quality-of-care measures rate 4 stars overall, including a 5-star rating for long-term residents. The facility is operating at roughly 59% of licensed capacity. Managed by Regency IHS of Port Lavaca under county licensee Citizens Medical Center.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 1 star — the bottom tier, shared by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives about 193 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 48 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — sicker, or less mobile on average — so those 193 minutes stretch thinner than the raw number suggests. RN coverage is 23 minutes per resident per day, against 37 minutes at a 4-star-staffing Texas facility.
One administrator has turned over in the past year. This sits below the threshold for high instability, but it represents a change in day-to-day leadership.
The facility is running at about 59% of its 148 licensed beds — roughly 88 residents on an average day. Paired with the 1-star staffing rating and thin care demands, lower occupancy is a signal worth exploring directly with the facility.
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
With 193 daily nursing minutes per resident — 48 below the Texas 4-star threshold — ask how many nurses and aides are on duty overnight and on weekends.
RN coverage each day
Reported RN time runs 23 minutes per resident per day; ask whether a registered nurse is on-site around the clock or only during certain shifts.
Reason for low occupancy
The facility averages about 88 residents against 148 licensed beds; ask whether the low census reflects a staffing cap, reduced admissions, or something else.
Administrator transition and continuity
One administrator departed in the past year — ask how long the current administrator has been in the role and who oversees operations day to day.
Care planning for higher-need residents
Residents here require more hands-on assistance than at a typical facility on average; ask how care plans are reviewed and updated as a resident's needs change.
Resident Council activity
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council; ask how often the Resident Council meets and how family members can raise concerns formally.
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.