2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Ennis, TX
5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with $13,275 in total fines with 2 recent health deficiencies with 6 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1400 Medical Center Drive, Ennis, TX
(972) 875-4800
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
5 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
124
Certified beds
Average residents
73
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Government
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
The Ensign Group
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2010-06-09
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
329 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
No
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.35
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.44 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.02
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.95 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.11
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.01 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.48
All reported nurse hours · state 3.40 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.37
RN + LPN hours · state 1.38 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.76
Weekend nurse staffing · state 2.99 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.33
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.34 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.17
Reported PT staffing · state 0.07 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.37
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.68
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.29
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
33%
Annual RN turnover · state 52% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
36%
Annual nurse turnover · state 52% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
13,350
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
6.26
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9806
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 19.07% · Performance 25.49% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 8.56% · Performance 9.20% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
2.50
Baseline 59.02% · Performance 53.45% · Measure score 2.50 · Achievement 2.50 · Improvement 1.13
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 3.41 hours · Performance 3.13 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.05% |
10.72%
0.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 123 · Observed rate 8.94% · Lower 95% interval 7.36% |
| Discharge to community | 45.9% |
50.57%
4.7 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 110 · Observed rate 40.91% · Lower 95% interval 37.29% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.16 |
1.02
0.1 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 20.22% |
95.27%
75 pts worse
|
Numerator 18 · Denominator 89 |
| Falls with major injury | 2.25% |
0.77%
1.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 89 |
| Discharge self-care score | 28.89% |
53.69%
24.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 13 · Denominator 45 |
| Discharge mobility score | 28.89% |
50.94%
22 pts worse
|
Numerator 13 · Denominator 45 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 89 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 9.2% |
7.12%
2.1 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 92 · Observed rate 13.04% · Lower 95% interval 6.09% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 96 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 15.63% |
42%
26.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 20 · Denominator 128 |
| Discharge function score | 37.78% |
56.45%
18.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 17 · Denominator 45 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 61 · Denominator 61 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 0% |
25.2%
25.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 55 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.4 |
2.1
0.3 pts worse
|
1.9
0.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.4 · Observed 2.2 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.3 |
2.1
0.2 pts worse
|
1.8
0.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.3 · Observed 2.2 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
97.1%
2.9 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
97.9%
2.1 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.8% |
3.3%
1.5 pts better
|
3.3%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 1.8% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.2% |
2.7%
1.5 pts better
|
11.4%
10.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.2% · 4Q avg 1.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 1.8% |
3.3%
1.5 pts better
|
5.4%
3.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 2.5% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 1.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 25.4% |
18.9%
6.5 pts worse
|
19.6%
5.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 34.1% · Q2 20.9% · Q3 26.2% · Q4 20.8% · 4Q avg 25.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 3.4% |
10.8%
7.4 pts better
|
16.7%
13.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.1% · Q2 6.2% · Q3 5.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 23.0% |
15.4%
7.6 pts worse
|
16.3%
6.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q3 20.2% · Q4 25.5% · 4Q avg 23.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 17.3% |
16.1%
1.2 pts worse
|
14.9%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 28.6% · Q3 10.5% · Q4 18.8% · 4Q avg 17.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.5%
0.5 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.5% |
0.8%
0.3 pts better
|
1.7%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 20.7% |
15.0%
5.7 pts worse
|
19.8%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.5% · Q2 15.2% · Q3 9.8% · Q4 29.9% · 4Q avg 20.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 0.9% |
4.2%
3.3 pts better
|
5.1%
4.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.1% · Q2 2.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
89.7%
10.3 pts better
|
81.7%
18.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 14.2% |
12.0%
2.2 pts worse
|
12.0%
2.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 14.2% · Observed 14.5% · Expected 11.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.3% |
1.5%
1.2 pts better
|
1.6%
1.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.2% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.0% |
88.0%
9 pts better
|
79.7%
17.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 26.1% |
25.9%
0.2 pts worse
|
23.9%
2.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 26.1% · Observed 23.7% · Expected 21.6% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)
Top issue: Environmental (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-02-27
Fire Safety
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.
Corrected 2025-02-27
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-02-27
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-02-27
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-02-27
Fire Safety
Ensure electrical receptacles or cover plates have distinctive color or marking.
Corrected 2025-02-27
Fire Safety
Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
Corrected 2024-01-11
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-06-28
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-07-05
Fire Safety
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2023-07-17
Fire Safety
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2023-06-27
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-06-27
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-06-27
Fire Safety
Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
Corrected 2023-06-27
Inspection history
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-07-31
Health
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2024-06-24
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-01-18
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-18
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-01-18
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-08-03
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2023-01-13
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-01-13
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-01-13
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-01-13
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2023-01-13
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $13,275
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Corporate Officer · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
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