Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
Nursing home in Lubbock, Texas, CMS certification number 676028
4320 West 19th Street, Lubbock, TX 79407 · Lubbock County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 144
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 11, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $36,652 (2)
Does Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing 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
- 3.71
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.90
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.17
- Weekend total hours
- 3.36
- Nursing staff turnover
- 75.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 70%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 11, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 15, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing 2 times in the past 3 years, for $36,652 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 59.8 residents live here, about 42% of its 144 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 59.8
- Certified since
- August 30, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
- Legal business name
- West Wharton County Hospital District
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 150 homes nationally under Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
- Lubbock Health Care Center4120 22nd Place, Lubbock 79410
- Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center4306 24th St, Lubbock 79410
- Mi Casita Nursing and Rehabilitation2400 Quaker Ave, Lubbock 79410
- Mesquite Post Acute Care4510 27th St, Lubbock 79410
- The Mildred & Shirley L. Garrison Geriatric Educat3710 4th St, Lubbock 79415
See also all nursing homes in Lubbock.
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 14 in Lubbock, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing, 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 Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
What is the CMS star rating of Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing?
West Wharton County Hospital District, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.