Lake Hills Healthcare CenterCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 1514 Indian Creek Rd., Brownwood, TX 76801
- CCN
- 675017
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Certified beds
- 94
- Residents per day
- 73
- CMS flags
- None in the CMS record
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CMS gives Lake Hills Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 4 Apr 2025. The latest survey cycle has 5 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Texas is 8. CMS lists 2 fines with a total of $22,084 for this home in its penalties file. CMS also lists 1 payment denial.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed this record on .
Since the last CMS update
The site has no recorded change for this home. In each CMS update, the site compares the ratings, the penalties and the citations of each home.
Ratings
CMS gives each home 1 to 5 stars for health inspections, for staffing and for quality measures, and one overall rating.
| Rating (1 to 5 stars) | This home | Brown County median | Texas median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 7 homes in the county, 1,177 homes in the state. What the CMS star ratings measure
Citations by survey cycle
CMS keeps the last three cycles, and cycle 1 is the latest. A cycle has one standard survey. Citations from complaint and infection control inspections go into cycles of 12 months.
| Survey cycle | Standard survey | Citations | Texas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (latest) | 4 Apr 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| Cycle 2 | 25 Jan 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 12 | 8 |
Health citations
The record of one deficiency in an inspection. One inspection can give many citations.
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | K0 | L0 | |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | H0 | I0 | |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | |||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 |
Survey cycle 1 (latest): 5 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2026 | F0728 | Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. | E | Complaint investigation | 9 Mar 2026 |
| 4 Apr 2025 | F0680 | Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional. | C | Standard survey | 5 Apr 2025 |
| 4 Apr 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Standard survey | 24 Mar 2025 |
| 4 Apr 2025 | F0777 | Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D | Standard survey | 5 Apr 2025 |
| 4 Apr 2025 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 5 Apr 2025 |
Survey cycle 2: 9 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2025 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Jan 2025 |
| 24 Jan 2025 | F0761 | 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. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Jan 2025 |
| 24 Jan 2025 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Jan 2025 |
| 25 Jan 2024 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Standard survey | 26 Jan 2024 |
| 25 Jan 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Standard survey | 26 Jan 2024 |
| 25 Jan 2024 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E | Standard survey | 26 Jan 2024 |
| 25 Jan 2024 | F0761 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 26 Jan 2024 |
| 25 Jan 2024 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 26 Jan 2024 |
| 25 Jan 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 26 Jan 2024 |
Survey cycle 3: 12 citations
The CMS provider file has no standard survey date for this cycle.
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0941 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0942 | Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0943 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0945 | Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 22 Nov 2022 | F0946 | Provide training in compliance and ethics. | E | Standard survey | 14 Dec 2022 |
The requirement text is the CMS summary of the F-tag. It is not the report of the surveyor. How to read an inspection report
Penalties
A fine, or a payment denial: a period in which Medicare or Medicaid does not pay for new admissions. The CMS penalties file holds three years.
| Date | Type | Fine | Days without payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2025 | Fine | $13,260 | |
| 25 Jan 2024 | Fine | $8,824 | |
| 25 Jan 2024 | Payment denial | 2 |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day. The nurse hours for one resident on an average day. CMS calculates the figure from the hours that the home reports for a quarter.
| Staff | This home | Texas median | Texas average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nurse staff | 3.60 | 3.30 | 3.39 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.58 | 0.40 | 0.43 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.71 | 0.95 | |
| Nurse aides | 2.31 | 2.00 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 3.17 | 2.90 | 2.98 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 57.9%
- Nurse staff turnover, Texas median
- 52.1%
- RN turnover in a year
- 44.4%
- Administrators who left in a year
- No data
Homes report the hours to CMS in the Payroll-Based Journal.
Quality measures
A figure that CMS calculates from the assessments of residents. One example is the percentage of long-stay residents with a fall and a major injury.
| Measure (CMS text) | Residents | This home | Texas median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 16.8% | 14.9% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 4.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 15.7% | 12.4% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 0.5% | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 33.0% | 8.3% | 13.4% |
For each measure in this table, CMS gives more points in the quality measure rating for a lower percentage. The site calculates the medians from the CMS file. What the CMS star ratings measure
Ownership
An organisation in the CMS ownership file. CMS records its role, for example an ownership interest, operational or managerial control, or a mortgage interest.
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Hamilton County Hospital District
- Chain
- Hamilton County Hospital District (10 homes in the CMS chain file)
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLP Brownwood, LLC | Operational/managerial control | 1 Sep 2021 |
The site shows organisations only. It does not show the names of persons.
Other homes in Brown County
| Nursing home | City | Overall rating | Citations, latest cycle | Fines | Last standard survey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Bayou Nursing and Rehabilitation | Brownwood | 5 of 5 | 2 | $48,415 | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Songbird Lodge | Brownwood | 2 of 5 | 11 | $10,210 | 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Oak Ridge Manor | Brownwood | 3 of 5 | 3 | $129,761 | 30 Dec 2025 | |
| Brownwood Nursing & Rehabilitation | Brownwood | 3 of 5 | 7 | $0 | 15 Apr 2026 | |
| Care Nursing & Rehabilitation | Brownwood | 3 of 5 | 7 | $0 | 15 Mar 2025 | |
| Bangs Nursing and Rehabilitation | Bangs | 5 of 5 | 1 | $0 | 7 Aug 2025 |
Official channels
- Care Compare record of this nursing homeMedicare.gov. The official CMS record of this home.
- Texas Health and Human Services: complaint and incident intakeThe complaint page of the State Survey Agency for Texas, from the CMS list of agencies.
- Contact information for State Survey AgenciesCMS. The web address and the telephone number of the State Survey Agency of each state. These agencies investigate complaints about nursing homes.
- Filing a complaintMedicare.gov. The page names the State Survey Agency as the place for a complaint about nursing home care or facility conditions.
- Eldercare LocatorAdministration for Community Living. A public service that connects older adults and their families to local services. Telephone: 1-800-677-1116.
Cite this page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare. Record of Lake Hills Healthcare Center (CCN 675017). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/lake-hills-healthcare-center-brownwood-tx-675017/
Provenance
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- CMS processed the data on
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Questions
- When was Lake Hills Healthcare Center last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 9 Feb 2026. It was a complaint investigation. It gave 1 citation. The standard survey before the last one was on 25 Jan 2024.
- Who operates Lake Hills Healthcare Center?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as for-profit, corporation. CMS lists the home in the chain Hamilton County Hospital District. The CMS ownership file names SLP Brownwood, LLC for operational or managerial control. This site does not show the names of persons.
- Is Lake Hills Healthcare Center a Special Focus Facility?
- No. The CMS provider file lists no Special Focus status for this home. CMS lists 6 homes in Texas as Special Focus Facilities and 30 as candidates.
- Where does the data on this page come from?
- The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The Care Compare record on Medicare.gov is the official record of the home.