The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
PINECREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
LUFKIN, TX · Medicare-certified · 51 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
PINECREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY in Lufkin, TX has a 5-star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars; 4.51 nurse hours per resident per day vs. the 4.1 federal benchmark) and no fines in the last 24 months. The main caution signals are a lower quality measures rating (2 stars) and recent inspection citations in food service, pharmacy services, and support personnel.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.5102 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 18, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5102.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.07
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.27
- Nurse aides
- 2.18
- Weekend nursing
- 4.14
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 54%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.9%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.7%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
7.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
23.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
29.9%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
5.7%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.5%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.7%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
30.6%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
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
96.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited February 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: F
The home failed to provide enough support staff to safely and effectively run food and nutrition services. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 802 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: D
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.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of METHODIST RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES · 6 homes · 4.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 43.1 residents on an average day (85% of 51 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 19 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.