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Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation

Kenedy, Texas · CCN 676173

17 surveys since 2011. The first finding at harm level was recorded in 2024.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
64
Surveys
17
Harm or worse
2
Immediate jeopardyall corrected before survey
1
The record, 2011–2026
’11’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Immediate jeopardy1

Findings at the most serious level CMS records. All were recorded as past non-compliance — corrected before the survey.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file11/17

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
60
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE
County
Karnes · rural
Medicare-certified since
2008

CMS ratings

Overall
1
Health inspection
3
Staffing
1
Quality measures
1

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat fewer weighted findings than its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 75 for-profit facilities with fewer than 66 beds in Texas.

Last survey on record

Jun 28, 2026

134 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day3.133.40
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.57—

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

Fines
$10,063 across 2 penalties

Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ14.8%K—L—
Actual harmG14.8%H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD1676.2%E314.3%F—
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 21 of the 64 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F6894×

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • F8803×

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F6902×

    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

  • F6952×

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  • F5831×

    Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Aug 8, 2024

    Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as possible and each resident received adequate supervision to prevent accidents for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for accidents and supervision, in that: The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 did not elope from the facility without staff knowing on the evening of 4/8/2024. The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The IJ began on 4/8/2024 and ended on 4/9/2024. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began. This deficient practice could place residents at-risk of harm, serious injury, or death. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF658Jun 28, 2026

    Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the services provided or arranged by the facility, as outlined by the comprehensive care plan, meet professional standards of quality for 1 of 5 residents (Residents #1) reviewed for following physician orders.The facility failed to obtain a specialty care follow up appointment to the urologist for Resident #1 ordered post hospitalization on 1/7/26 after the insertion of a supra pubic catheter. Resident #1 was transferred to the hospital on 6/23/26 related to a change in condition and was diagnosed with sepsis and a urinary tract infection while at the hospital.These failures could place the residents at risk of not having their individual needs met and of not receiving adequate care and medical interventions to maintain… […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Dec 5, 2025

    Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 1 kitchen.The facility failed to ensure a bag of biscuits was properly sealed in the reach in freezer.This failure could place residents who received meals and/or snacks from the kitchen at risk for food borne illness. The findings included:Observation on 12/02/2025 at 11:35 AM in the reach-in freezer in the kitchen revealed a clear plastic bag of frozen biscuits. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Aug 30, 2024

    Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents have a right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely, for 1 of 2 shower rooms (Shower room [ROOM NUMBER]) and 2 of 26 resident rooms (Rooms #17 and #24) reviewed for safe, clean, and comfortable environment. The facility failed to repair missing and detached floor molding in a resident's room, replace a broken overhead light in a resident's shower room, and repair a scratched standing clothes closet in a resident's room. This deficient practice could place residents at risk of a diminished quality of life due to exposure to an environment that is unpleasant, unsanitary, and unsafe. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF689Aug 30, 2024

    Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remains as free of accident hazards as is possible for 1 of 2 shower rooms (Shower room [ROOM NUMBER]) reviewed for accidents and hazards, in that The facility failed to keep hazardous items out of reach of residents in a shower room. This deficient practice could place residents at risk of a diminished quality of life due to exposure to an environment that is unpleasant, unsanitary, and unsafe. The findings included: Observation on 08/27/24 at 11:30 a.m., revealed the door of Shower room was left open. Inside the room was a wall cabinet also left unlocked. […]

Read 20 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 20 of 64 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Jun 28, 2026Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Dec 5, 2025Standard7 findings
  • Aug 30, 2024Standard and complaint7 findings
  • Aug 8, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Jul 21, 2023Standard4 findings
  • Jul 7, 2023Infection control1 finding
  • May 27, 2022Standard2 findings
  • May 25, 2021Complaint1 finding
Show the 9 earlier surveys
  • Dec 11, 2019Standard and complaint4 findings
  • Oct 3, 2019Complaint2 findings
  • Dec 7, 2018Standard and complaint3 findings
  • Nov 16, 2017Standard6 findings
  • Dec 9, 2016Standard4 findings
  • Aug 28, 2014Standard5 findings
  • Jul 10, 2013—6 findings
  • Jul 2, 2012—6 findings
  • Jul 8, 2011—4 findings

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

Comparable facilities

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