Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Kennedy Health & Rehab
504 N. John Redditt Dr, Lufkin, TX · (936) 632-3331
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Special Focus Facility
- Certified beds
- 145
- Residents per day
- 59
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Creative Solutions In Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- December 5, 1989
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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
★★★★★no change
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.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Texas homes
Kennedy Health & Rehab carries 765 inspection points. That is fewer than 0% 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
81 health citations on record since 2024. 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 (11)
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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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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H
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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K
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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K
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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K
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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J
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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K
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Everything else, by area of care
Environmental13F
- E
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- E
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning12E
- E
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- B
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Administration9F
- F
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
- E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- E
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- E
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- E
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- F
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- F
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- C
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Quality of Life and Care8E
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- 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 care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Resident Rights8F
- E
Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- B
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D
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
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
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Nutrition and Dietary7F
- E
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- 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.
- D
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- F
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services5F
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- E
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- F
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.
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Infection Control5E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2E
- E
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Inspection history
2026-08-26
45 health deficiencies · 19 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (9 deficiencies)
2025-06-25
31 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (7 deficiencies)
2024-04-24
5 health deficiencies · 4 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 40 min of nursing staff time a day, 17 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 40 min
Texas average
3 h 25 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
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
$278,723 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Fine | $29,486 |
| 2025-12-03 | Fine | $40,483 |
| 2025-09-16 | Fine | $140,332 |
| 2025-09-16 | Payment Denial · 35 day denial | $0 |
| 2024-12-12 | Fine | $57,417 |
| 2024-11-02 | Fine | $11,005 |
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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 days1.7 pts worse | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.6 pts worse | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.3 pts worse | 88.1% | 96.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine9.9 pts worse | 87.1% | 97.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.1 pts better | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.3 pts better | 0.0% | 2.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.4 pts better | 1.5% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication8.2 pts worse | 26.0% | 17.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication26.9 pts worse | 36.7% | 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 worsened1.7 pts worse | 14.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased1.5 pts worse | 17.3% | 15.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladderAbout the same | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.8 pts worse | 1.6% | 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 ulcers0.8 pts worse | 4.5% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine41.1 pts worse | 47.6% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper, Kimberly | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 13 facilities |
| Kennedy Rehabilitation & Healthcare LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Newton, Elizabeth | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Sparks, Eula | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
27 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke11F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
- D
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Services5F
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- C
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- C
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- B
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Construction4F
- F
Meet other general requirements.
- E
Satisfy building requirements after a repair, renovation, modification, or change of user/occupancy.
- F
Meet other general requirements.
- F
Meet other general requirements.
Egress4E
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- C
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.
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