Wellington Care Center
Nursing home in Wellington, Texas, CMS certification number 675945
1506 Childress Street, Wellington, TX 79095 · Collingsworth County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 76
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,496 (1)
Does Wellington Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Wellington Care Center 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Wellington Care Center 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
- 3.07
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.44
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.84
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.79
- Weekend total hours
- 2.72
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 30, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 17, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Wellington Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,496 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 38.2 residents live here, about 50% of its 76 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 76
- Average residents per day
- 38.2
- Certified since
- January 13, 2003
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Wellington Care Center
- Legal business name
- Childress County Hospital District
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
- Chain
- 150 homes nationally under Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Wellington Care Center
- Memphis Convalescent Center1415 North 18th Street, Memphis 79245
- Avir at Childress1200 7th St NW, Childress 79201
- McLean Care Center605 West 7th, McLean 79057
- Clarendon Nursing HomeTen Medical Dr, Clarendon 79226
- Wheeler Nursing & Rehabilitation1000 S Kiowa St, Wheeler 79096
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 Wellington Care Center, 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 Wellington Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Wellington Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Wellington Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Wellington Care Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Wellington Care Center?
Childress County Hospital District, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.