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Nursing Home · Ballinger, TX
1800 North Broadway Street, Ballinger, TX 76821
Map location from our source data
Medicare overall rating
3 / 5 stars
Inspection records →About this listing
Catalog updated Sep 1, 2026. Current services and availability are unconfirmed.
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Reported capacity: 118 beds. This is not the number of openings.
Contact information →Care & support
Memory care certification reported.
Provides nursing care and help with daily activities. Some offer short-term rehabilitation.
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Central Texas Nursing & Rehabilitation has a middle-range Medicare overall rating. Strengths include compassionate and attentive nursing staff. Review the health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure components separately, then visit in person.
Families can expect a highly compassionate environment where staff members are frequently praised for treating residents like their own family. The facility is particularly noted for its excellent rehabilitation services and a secure, specialized unit for memory care and Alzheimer's patients.
AI summaries of public opinions. These describe review sentiment, not verified care quality.
Reviewers consistently describe the staff as professional, caring, and going above and beyond.
Families report that staff are very communicative and available to answer questions at any time.
Several reviews explicitly mention that the facility is clean and well-maintained.
Multiple reviewers mention that the food is tasty, delicious, and well-presented.
Reviewers frequently highlight the variety of activities that keep residents engaged and social.
The secure unit for Alzheimer's is specifically praised for providing peace of mind regarding wandering.
Scores range from 0 (negative) to 10 (positive). They are model interpretations of reviews and are not clinical, safety, or inspection ratings. Unmentioned topics are omitted.
Strengths
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 33 analyzed
The owner uses repetitive, template-like phrases to acknowledge reviews. Most responses rely on standard professional platitudes rather than addressing the specific details or individuals mentioned in the reviews.
Key Review Excerpts
“At Central Texas Nursing and Rehab, my mother is known by her name, not by her Medicare number. Let me be clear; this facility is professionalism, compassion, and top notch nursing care all rolled together”
“She is in the secure Alzheimer’s unit and we never have to worry about her wandering away. The staff is so remarkable they are always smiling and have so much patience”
“The PT and nursing staff were instrumental in getting her "back on her feet" and was able to transition her back to her home environment.”
Reported nursing hours are daily averages per resident. They do not describe a specific shift or guarantee one-to-one care.
Per resident, per day
Nurses and aides combined
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EveryPlace uses reference points of 0.75 registered-nurse hours and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident per day. These are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements or a determination that a facility meets a resident's needs.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents whose walking got worse
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Families have filed multiple complaint reports resulting in deficiencies for resident abuse reporting, daily care assistance, and care planning. The facility shows recurring problems across surveys with care planning, medication management, fire safety systems, and heating/ventilation, with some issues persisting without correction plans as recently as 2025.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Services Deficiencies
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
Services Deficiencies
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Services Deficiencies
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Feb 15, 2024
$8,936
West Wharton County Hospital District
for profit
BALLINGER I ENTERPRISES, LLC
KENNETH GIBSON
Creative Solutions in Healthcare
149 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 2.7/5 · Rank 33 of 148
Owners
West Wharton County Hospital District
Owner · Organization
Key personnel
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