Nursing home report
Lubbock, TX · Medicare-certified · 144 beds
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing in Lubbock has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 3-star quality measures. Reported staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.65 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and the facility had $36,390 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6451 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6451.
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 nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
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 June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited January 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, actual harm.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: H
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 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $15,275 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $21,115 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $59,066 in total fines.
Federal fine
Aug 24, 2025
Federal fine
Jun 13, 2024
Federal fine
May 24, 2023
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.
