Nursing home report
Registered name: Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Port Arthur, TX · Medicare-certified · 150 beds
Cascades at Port Arthur has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings. It reports nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.47 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), $47,433 in fines in the last 24 months, and a recent abuse citation, with recent inspection problems involving medication services/errors and timely notification of residents and families.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4721 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4721.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: K
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited October 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $17,345 was recorded.
A federal fine of $12,428 was recorded.
A federal fine of $17,660 was recorded.
A federal fine of $17,345 was recorded.
A federal fine of $208,196 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 6 fines · $287,581 in total fines.
Federal fine
Sep 22, 2025
Federal fine
Sep 22, 2025
Federal fine
Aug 16, 2025
Federal fine
Jun 17, 2024
Federal fine
Sep 13, 2023
Federal fine
Aug 3, 2023
Now operated by Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, previously Cascades at Port Arthur.
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.
