Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
6600 9th Ave., Port Arthur, TX · (409) 962-5541
- Certified beds
- 150
- Residents per day
- 60
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Cascades Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 30, 1993
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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 (already 1)
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
Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center carries 210.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 9% 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
39 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 (8)
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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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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J
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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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K
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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K
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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K
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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K
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service7E
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- E
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6E
- D
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- 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
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
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.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Quality of Life and Care5D
- 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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Resident Rights4E
- E
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- C
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- 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.
- D
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.
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Administration2E
- E
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
- E
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Infection Control2E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nutrition and Dietary1E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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
2026-01-07
13 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2024-10-16
10 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (4 deficiencies)
2023-09-13
16 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (6 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 21 min of nursing staff time a day, 18 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 21 min
Texas average
3 h 25 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 64% of nursing staff and 83% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 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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Fines and payment denials
$255,629 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | Fine | $12,428 |
| 2025-09-22 | Fine | $17,345 |
| 2025-08-16 | Fine | $17,660 |
| 2024-06-17 | Fine | $208,196 |
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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 days0.3 pts better | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine41.4 pts worse | 55.0% | 96.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine39.9 pts worse | 57.1% | 97.0% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.9 pts better | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3 pts worse | 5.3% | 2.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.7 pts worse | 5.6% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication11.6 pts worse | 29.4% | 17.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.9 pts worse | 12.7% | 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 worsened0.6 pts worse | 13.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.9 pts better | 10.9% | 15.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts worse | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.6 pts worse | 2.4% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.4 pts worse | 13.9% | 12.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts worse | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine77.6 pts worse | 11.1% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.3 pts worse | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine75.4 pts worse | 10.0% | 85.4% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
7 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 |
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| 9th Avenue Operations, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Christensen, Covey | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Davidson, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Davidson, James | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Ikerd, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Mcmahon, Michael | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Murrell, Edward | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 77 facilities |
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Fire safety
4 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
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