Deficiency Index

Paradigm at the Creek

Wharton, Texas · CCN 455699

47 surveys since 2011. The first finding at harm level was recorded in 2017.

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

Citations on record
211
Surveys
47
Harm or worse
17
Immediate jeopardy
12
The record, 2011–2026
’11’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Immediate jeopardy12

Findings at the most serious level CMS records.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file34/47

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

The facility

Certified beds
120
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
PARADIGM HEALTHCARE
County
Wharton · rural
Medicare-certified since
1987

CMS ratings

Overall
1
Health inspection
1
Staffing
1
Quality measures
4

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 377 for-profit facilities of 100–127 beds in Texas.

Last survey on record

Jul 1, 2026

131 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 day3.233.25
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.35—
Annual nurse turnover58.8%54.0%

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

Enforcement

Fines
$74,934 across 5 penalties
Abuse icon
Flagged by CMS on Care Compare

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 jeopardyJ35.6%K11.9%L—
Actual harmG35.6%H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD2953.7%E1425.9%F47.4%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 54 of the 211 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F6565×

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  • F6894×

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

  • F5582×

    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

  • F6002×

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • F6412×

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Paradigm at the Creek, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • Immediate jeopardy, patternF656Aug 4, 2025

    Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for each resident that includes measurable objectives and timeframes to meet a resident's medical, nursing, and mental and psychosocial needs that are identified in the comprehensive assessment for 1 (CR#1) of 6 residents reviewed for comprehensive care in that:-The facility failed to ensure CR#1's care plan interventions had not been updated since 2024 despite recent falls including falls with injury. CR#1 had unwitnessed falls on 07/08/25 and another on 07/10/25. CR#1 was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with rib fractures and had a chest tube placed.An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) situation was identified on 8/1/2025 at 3:30pm. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Jul 25, 2026

    Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents received sufficient supervision to prevent avoidable accidents for 1 (CR#1) out of 5 residents reviewed for accidents. The facility failed to provide sufficient supervision to CR#1 on 7/15/2026 - 7/16/2026 when he eloped at an unknown time through his room window ,from the facility secure unit. CR#1 was not supervised for behaviors of wandering per physician order resulting in elopement.CR #1 was not identified to be missing from the facility until 7/16/2026 at 7:00 am. The failure could place residents at risk for injury, hospitalization, or death. An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 7/23/2026 at 5:59 pm. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Sep 30, 2024

    Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure each residents had the right to be free of abuse for 2 of 9 residents (Resident #2 and Resident #3) reviewed for resident-to-resident abuse. The facility failed to ensure Resident #2 was free from abuse when CR#1 banged Resident #2's head on the floor causing a laceration to the back of his head and requiring 32 staples. The facility failure to ensure residents were free from abuse due to Resident #3 and Resident #4 having an altercation resulting in Resident #3 sustaining a cut to the chin by Resident #4. An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 09/27/2024 at 4:24pm. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF725Sep 30, 2024

    Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to have sufficient nursing staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to provide nursing and related services to assure resident safety and attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident, as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care and considering the number, acuity and diagnoses of the facility's resident population in accordance with the facility's assessment tool for 2 of 19 residents (Resident #2 and Resident #3)reviewed for sufficient staff. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF678May 28, 2024

    Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure personnel provided basic life support, including CPR, to a resident requiring such emergency care prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel for 1 of 19 residents (CR #1) reviewed for CPR. 1. Laundry Aide D failed to call a code blue or express CR #1 experienced a medical emergency when she requested assistance in the locked memory care unit after CR #1 was noted to be unresponsive on [DATE]. This led to a delay of at least three minutes before nursing staff arrived to assess CR #1, who died shortly after arrival to the ER. 2. […]

Read 34 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 34 of 211 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Aug 18, 2026Complaint2 findings
  • Jul 25, 2026Standard9 findings · 1 harm
  • Jul 1, 2026Complaint4 findings
  • May 22, 2026Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
  • May 6, 2026Complaint1 finding
  • Aug 4, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • May 23, 2025Standard12 findings
  • May 16, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
Show the 39 earlier surveys
  • Sep 30, 2024Complaint3 findings · 2 harm
  • May 28, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • May 8, 2024Complaint8 findings · 1 harm
  • Mar 28, 2024Standard and complaint6 findings
  • Aug 9, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Feb 7, 2023Standard and complaint4 findings
  • Oct 18, 2022Complaint2 findings
  • Apr 5, 2022Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
  • Nov 10, 2021Complaint11 findings · 1 harm
  • Oct 28, 2021Complaint1 finding
  • Oct 4, 2021Complaint5 findings
  • Feb 13, 2021Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 6, 2020Infection control2 findings
  • Sep 18, 2020Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Jul 22, 2020Complaint2 findings
  • Apr 30, 2020Complaint2 findings
  • Feb 24, 2020Complaint2 findings
  • Nov 6, 2019Standard8 findings
  • Sep 27, 2019Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
  • Aug 19, 2019Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
  • Jul 3, 2019Complaint3 findings
  • Jan 9, 2019Complaint2 findings
  • Oct 26, 2018Standard7 findings
  • May 22, 2018Complaint1 finding
  • Sep 21, 2017Standard and complaint9 findings
  • Jun 3, 2017Complaint1 finding
  • Jan 20, 2017Complaint4 findings · 4 harm
  • Aug 18, 2016Standard11 findings
  • Sep 17, 2015Standard and complaint9 findings
  • Aug 14, 2014Standard14 findings
  • Mar 4, 2014Complaint3 findings
  • Jul 25, 2013Standard19 findings
  • Apr 16, 2013—1 finding
  • Dec 6, 2012—2 findings
  • Aug 23, 2012—2 findings
  • Jul 26, 2012—10 findings
  • Jun 14, 2012—5 findings
  • Apr 4, 2012—3 findings
  • Jul 28, 2011—6 findings

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

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