Nursing home report
DECATUR, TX · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
HERITAGE PLACE OF DECATUR has a 3 out of 5 overall rating. Its staffing is a major weakness at 1 out of 5 stars, with reported nurse staffing of 3.20 hours per resident per day below the federal benchmark of 4.1; health inspection is 4 out of 5 stars, quality measures are 3 out of 5, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1997 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1997.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
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
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 make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to protect residents’ right to organize and take part in resident and family groups. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 565 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep essential equipment working safely. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 908 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
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 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
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 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
