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The Villages at Lake Highlands

Registered name: Villages of Lake Highlands

Dallas, TX · Medicare-certified · 126 beds

Needs attention
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall

2-star facility overall with a 1-star health inspection rating, despite strong staffing (4.48 hours per resident per day vs the 4.1 federal benchmark) and a 5-star quality rating. It has recent federal penalties, including $20,855 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations for treatment and care orders, respiratory care, and medication errors.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.4794 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 1, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $20,855recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4794.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.52
Licensed practical nurses
1.76
Nurse aides
2.20
Weekend nursing
4.05

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 35%
Registered nurse turnover: 56%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

5.6%7.7%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

4.5%1.5%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

5.1%5.3%No change

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

4.8%10.2%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

15.4%21.7%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

14.3%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

11.4%18%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.8%0%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.9%0%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

18.6%31.1%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

7.3%0%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98.6%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%85.3%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

45.4%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

61.4%30.7%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: K

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: K

The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: J

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G

The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  4. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $11,879 was recorded.

  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  6. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $8,976 was recorded.

Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $29,022 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Aug 28, 2025

    $11,879
  • Federal fine

    Oct 24, 2024

    $8,976
  • Federal fine

    Apr 18, 2024

    $8,167

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Occupancy
111.1 residents on an average day (88% of 126 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 15 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.