Nursing home report
SWEETWATER, TX · Medicare-certified · 79 beds
Sweetwater Healthcare Center in Sweetwater, TX has a 3-star overall rating, with stronger health inspection and quality measures ratings (4 stars each) but a very low staffing rating (1 star) and reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (2.48 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day). There were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.4752 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.4752.
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 pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited December 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited October 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to have policies to keep smoking safe and properly managed. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 926 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The home failed to protect residents’ right to organize and take part in resident and family groups. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 565 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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.
