Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Amarillo Center For Skilled Care
6641 West Amarillo Boulevard, Amarillo, TX · (806) 352-8800
- Certified beds
- 122
- Residents per day
- 76
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Creative Solutions In Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- November 4, 2013
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Texas.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Texas homes
Amarillo Center For Skilled Care carries 80.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 44% of Texas's 1,166 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Texas: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–26 pts
- 4★ 26–51 pts
- 3★ 51–85 pts
- 2★ 85–145.75 pts
- 1★ over 145.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in Texas by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
21 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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K
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care5D
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Resident Rights4E
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Infection Control4E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Nutrition and Dietary2E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspection history
2026-02-20
9 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-11-22
8 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
2023-09-29
4 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 54 min of nursing staff time a day, 46 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 54 min
Texas average
3 h 25 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 75% of nursing staff and 69% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 4 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.2 pts worse | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.7 pts better | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.6 pts better | 100.0% | 96.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3 pts better | 100.0% | 97.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.7 pts worse | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.3 pts better | 2.0% | 2.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.6 pts better | 2.3% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication10.5 pts better | 7.3% | 17.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.4 pts better | 1.4% | 9.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsenedAbout the same | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.2 pts better | 15.6% | 15.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.4 pts better | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.7 pts worse | 16.2% | 12.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.2 pts worse | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11.3 pts better | 100.0% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.7 pts better | 8.5% | 12.2% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine14.6 pts better | 100.0% | 85.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.7 pts better | 20.8% | 25.5% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
19 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo Ii Enterprises LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Amarillo Ii Enterprises LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Blake, Gary | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 139 facilities |
| Blake, Gary | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 139 facilities |
| Blake, Malisa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 139 facilities |
| Bowers, Sean | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 40 facilities |
| Cisneros, Alfred | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Cobb, Travis | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Cooper, Stephen | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 45 facilities |
| Dzik, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Hardin, Sherrie | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 40 facilities |
| Huggins, Linda | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 138 facilities |
| Kerzee, Richard | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Korenek, Patricia | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 40 facilities |
| Porter, Tammie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Soechting, Paul | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Strack, Joe | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 40 facilities |
| Thompson, Johnny | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 79 facilities |
| Willig, Zachary | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 84 facilities |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1E
- E
Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
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