51.5/100
Below average
Paradigm At The Prairies
106 Del Norte Dr., El Campo, TX 77437
- Certified beds
- 150
- Occupancy
- 68%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
Abuse icon on record
CMS flags this facility for citations of abuse that caused harm, or potential for harm, to residents.
$53,583 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).
Our read on Paradigm At The Prairies
Paradigm At The Prairies runs on 2.42 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 37 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about another 15 percent below what the home itself staffs on weekdays. That thin coverage sits alongside 25 deficiencies on the current record, four of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy and three tied to abuse. Staff turnover lands at 51.4 percent, above the national figure. The most recent inspection was April 2025, and three fines totaling $62,430 have accumulated. For-profit individual ownership, 150 certified beds, and one out of five stars from CMS on both staffing and health inspections.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
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Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
6.5/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →2.36 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.4 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays
Staff stability
7/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →51% of nursing staff left in the last year
- →-2 for 2 administrator departures
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
3/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$53,583 in federal fines across 3 action(s)
- →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions
Grade ceiling applied
- Capped at 64 (grade C), CMS abuse icon on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: July 9, 2026 (3 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
Who owns this home
Full recordPart of PARADIGM HEALTHCARE, which operates 17 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
What families say
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Common questions about Paradigm At The Prairies
What is the ElderGrade for Paradigm At The Prairies? +
Paradigm At The Prairies holds an ElderGrade of D (51.5 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Paradigm At The Prairies? +
Residents receive an average of 2.42 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Paradigm At The Prairies been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Paradigm At The Prairies accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Paradigm At The Prairies is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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