Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Port Lavaca, Texas · CCN 455999
23 surveys since 2011, and no finding has been recorded at harm level.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 109
- Surveys
- 23
- Harm or worse
- 0
- Immediate jeopardy
- 0
No finding on record has been cited at harm level or above.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 148
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- WELLSENTIAL HEALTH
- County
- Calhoun · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1992
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 3
- Health inspection
- 4
- Staffing
- 1
- Quality measures
- 4
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded fewer weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 22 not-for-profit facilities with 128 or more beds in Texas.
Last survey on record
Jun 19, 2026
143 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.23 | 3.29 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.38 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 38.6% | 41.3% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D2180.8% | E519.2% | F— |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F8124×
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F6563×
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F8423×
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F6412×
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F8802×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jun 19, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable disease and infection for 3 of 18 residents (Residents #2, #7 and, #24) reviewed for infection control: 1. The facility failed to ensure MA B sanitized the blood pressure cuff in between use with Residents #24 and #7 on 06/18/2026.2. The facility failed to ensure LVN C sanitized the blood pressure cuff before using it on Resident #2 on 06/18/2026 These failures could place residents at-risk for infection due to improper care practices. The findings included: 1. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Apr 18, 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. 1. The facility failed to store plastic cups and bowls to allow for air-drying in the dish room. 2. The facility failed to ensure the tabletop can opener blade and base were free of grime and debris. 3. The facility failed to discard a bag of salad mix dated 03/24/2025 containing brown and rotted leaves in the reach-in cooler. 4. The facility failed to ensure an opened bag of grits in the dry storage room was properly sealed. These failures could place residents at risk for food borne illness. The findings included: 1. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Mar 8, 2024
Based on observations, interviews, 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. 1. Dietary Aide D was not properly wearing a hair restraint. 2. A food item in the kitchen storage area was not properly dated and labeled. 3. A refrigerator shelve was broken 4. The floor in the dish machine room had broken floor tiles. 5. The vent inside the dish machine was dirty with grease. 6. The ceiling vent across from the dish machine had mold around the edges of the vent. 7. The wall above the dish machine tray line had mold on the wall surface. 8. The bilateral floor moulding leading into the kitchen storage area was missing. 9. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF656Feb 10, 2023
Based on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for 3 of 18 residents (Residents #63, #42, and #11) reviewed for comprehensive person-centered care plans in that: 1. Resident #63's oxygen therapy was not addressed in the resident's comprehensive person-centered care plan. 2. Resident #42's comprehensive person-centered care plan did not reflect the resident had a pressure sore to the sacrum. 3. Resident #11's comprehensive person-centered care plan indicated the resident still had an indwelling urinary catheter when the resident no longer had one. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Feb 10, 2023
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, in that: The facility failed to ensure all foods in the kitchen were labeled and dated. 1. in the food pantry there was a small plastic container of oatmeal not labeled or dated. 2. in the main refrigerator in the kitchen there was a medium size plastic container with approximately 15 eggs and a tray with two ham and cheese sandwiches that were not labeled or dated. These failures could place residents who received meals and/or snacks from the kitchen at risk for food borne illness. The findings were: 1. […]
Read 20 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 20 of 109 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Jun 19, 2026Standard6 findings
- Apr 18, 2025Standard and complaint9 findings
- Apr 3, 2024Complaint2 findings
- Mar 8, 2024Standard and complaint5 findings
- Feb 10, 2023Standard4 findings
- Nov 19, 2021Standard7 findings
- Dec 3, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Sep 16, 2020Infection control2 findings
Show the 15 earlier surveys
- Apr 15, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Mar 12, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Jan 31, 2020Standard and complaint10 findings
- Nov 22, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Aug 15, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Jan 18, 2019Standard16 findings
- Apr 6, 2018Complaint4 findings
- Dec 22, 2017Standard10 findings
- May 26, 2017Complaint1 finding
- Oct 28, 2016Standard6 findings
- Oct 14, 2015Standard and complaint10 findings
- Oct 8, 2014Standard1 finding
- Sep 14, 2012—5 findings
- Sep 16, 2011—5 findings
- Jan 7, 2011—1 finding
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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