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ASHTON MEDICAL LODGE

MIDLAND, TX · Medicare-certified · 144 beds

In good standing
Government-run
2 of 5 overall

ASHTON MEDICAL LODGE (Midland, TX) has a 2 out of 5 overall rating. The biggest concerns are a 1-star staffing rating with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.29 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day); there were no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection issues included accident prevention, food safety, and infection control.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.289 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 16, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.289.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.31
Licensed practical nurses
0.92
Nurse aides
2.06
Weekend nursing
2.93

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 53%
Registered nurse turnover: 40%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

1.5%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

7.7%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.7%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0.7%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

2.4%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

11.7%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

14.2%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

17%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.2%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.1%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

14.6%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

23.3%Improving

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

97.3%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.4%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E

The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited December 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $13,397 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Dec 21, 2023

    $13,397

Operator & ownership

Ownership
Government - Hospital district
Occupancy
135 residents on an average day (94% of 144 beds)
Medicare history
Certified for 8 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.