Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation
607 W. Ave. B, Copperas Cove, TX · (254) 547-1033
- Certified beds
- 123
- Residents per day
- 81
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Gulf Coast Ltc Partners
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 21, 1985
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How this home got 1 star
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
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Texas homes
Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation carries 97.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 37% 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
29 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 (2)
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care7E
- E
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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 care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Resident Rights7E
- E
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Nutrition and Dietary5F
- 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.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3E
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Infection Control1E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-11-26
11 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2024-09-19
14 health deficiencies · 14 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
2023-07-19
4 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 7 min of nursing staff time a day, 8 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 7 min
Texas average
3 h 25 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 67% of nursing staff and 83% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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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Fines and payment denials
$24,242 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | Fine | $15,177 |
| 2024-09-19 | Fine | $9,065 |
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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 days0.2 pts better | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.4 pts worse | 4.4 | 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 vaccine5.6 pts worse | 91.4% | 97.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.3 pts worse | 4.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.9 pts better | 0.4% | 2.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight6.3 pts worse | 9.2% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication5.8 pts better | 12.0% | 17.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10 pts worse | 19.8% | 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 worsened0.3 pts better | 12.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.3 pts worse | 18.1% | 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 infection1.5 pts worse | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.9 pts worse | 14.4% | 12.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.7 pts worse | 6.4% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.9 pts better | 95.6% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit19.6 pts worse | 31.8% | 12.2% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.5 pts worse | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine19.3 pts worse | 66.1% | 85.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission11.3 pts worse | 36.8% | 25.5% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
8 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergeron, Bobby | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 15 facilities |
| Copperas Cove Ltc Partners,inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Copperas Cove Property, LLC | 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Copperas Cove Property, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Green, Nadeline | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Murrell, Edward | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 77 facilities |
| Nicholson, Louis | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Syed, Asif | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
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Fire safety
18 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- F
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- F
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Egress3F
- F
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
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