Palo Duro Nursing Home
Nursing home in Claude, Texas, CMS certification number 455641
405 S Collins St, Claude, TX 79019 · Armstrong County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 66
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 20, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Palo Duro Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Palo Duro Nursing Home is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Palo Duro Nursing Home reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 2.50
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.39
- Weekend total hours
- 2.28
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 57.1%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 20, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 30, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Palo Duro Nursing Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 42.6 residents live here, about 65% of its 66 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 66
- Average residents per day
- 42.6
- Certified since
- February 19, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Palo Duro Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- Childress County Hospital District
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 20 homes nationally under Gulf Coast LTC Partners, 2.4-star chain average
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- Georgia Manor Nursing Home2611 West 46th Avenue, Amarillo 79110
- Clarendon Nursing HomeTen Medical Dr, Clarendon 79226
- Legacy Rehabilitation and Living4033 W 51st Ave, Amarillo 79109
- Heritage Convalescent Center1009 Clyde St, Amarillo 79106
Who inspects nursing homes in Texas
Texas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Texas, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Palo Duro Nursing Home, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Palo Duro Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Palo Duro Nursing Home?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Palo Duro Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Palo Duro Nursing Home?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Palo Duro Nursing Home?
Childress County Hospital District, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.