Palomino Place
Nursing home in Mesquite, Texas, CMS certification number 676422
3160 Gus Thomasson Road, Mesquite, TX 75150 · Dallas County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- $165,086 (3)
Does Palomino Place take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Palomino Place 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Palomino Place 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
- 3.65
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.16
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.99
- Weekend total hours
- 3.18
- Nursing staff turnover
- 52.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 55.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 11, 2025 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 22, 2024, found 9.
Infection control citations: 0.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Palomino Place. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Palomino Place 3 times in the past 3 years, for $165,086 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 84.4 residents live here, about 70% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 84.4
- Certified since
- March 15, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Palomino Place
- Legal business name
- Dallas County Hospital District
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 37 homes nationally under Cantex Continuing Care, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Palomino Place
- Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center2231 Highway 80 E, Mesquite 75150
- Town East Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center3617 O'Hare Dr, Mesquite 75150
- Edgewood Rehabilitation and Care Center1101 Windbell Dr, Mesquite 75149
- Christian Care Communities and Services Mesquite1000 Wiggins Parkway, Mesquite 75150
- Mesquite Village Wellness & Rehabilitation825 W Kearney St, Mesquite 75149
See also all nursing homes in Mesquite.
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, the 8 in Mesquite, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Palomino Place, 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 Palomino Place
What is the CMS star rating of Palomino Place?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Palomino Place accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Palomino Place?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Palomino Place?
Dallas County Hospital District, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.