Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
4320 West 19th Street, Lubbock, TX · (806) 795-1774
- Certified beds
- 144
- Residents per day
- 60
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Creative Solutions In Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 30, 2004
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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
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing carries 132.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 23% 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
27 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 (3)
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K
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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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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K
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care7E
- E
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- 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
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- 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.
- 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.
Pharmacy Service5E
- 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 that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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.
- 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.
Infection Control5E
- D
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.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2E
- E
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Rights1E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Administration1E
- E
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Inspection history
2026-06-11
10 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
2025-04-15
6 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2024-03-07
11 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 43 min of nursing staff time a day, 38 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 43 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 70% 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
$36,652 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-24 | Fine | $15,537 |
| 2024-06-13 | Fine | $21,115 |
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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 days0.1 pts better | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.3 pts better | 0.7 | 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 injury2.4 pts better | 0.8% | 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 weight1.7 pts better | 1.2% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.8 pts worse | 20.6% | 17.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts better | 9.2% | 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 worsened2.7 pts better | 10.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased21 pts worse | 36.8% | 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 infection0.8 pts better | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence11.5 pts better | 1.0% | 12.5% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers10.5 pts worse | 14.2% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine9 pts better | 97.7% | 88.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5.5 pts better | 6.7% | 12.2% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine11.2 pts better | 96.6% | 85.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission16 pts better | 9.5% | 25.5% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake, Gary | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 139 facilities |
| Blake, Malisa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 139 facilities |
| Huggins, Linda | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 138 facilities |
| Lubbock I Enterprises, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mak, David | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 28 facilities |
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Fire safety
3 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke2F
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Services1E
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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Other homes nearby
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Lubbock Health Care Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 2 h 59 min
- Fines
- $0
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Lakeside Rehabilitation And Care Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 25 min
- Fines
- $8,994
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Mi Casita Nursing And Rehabilitation
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 2 h 49 min
- Fines
- $0