Nursing home report
BAYTOWN, TX · Medicare-certified · 105 beds
ST JAMES HOUSE OF BAYTOWN has an overall 5-star rating, with strong quality measures (5 stars) and health inspections (4 stars) but weak staffing (2 stars); reported nurse staffing is slightly below the federal benchmark at 4.02 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day, and it had $14,901 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.017 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.017.
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 promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $14,901 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $14,901 in total fines.
Federal fine
Jan 10, 2025
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.
