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B

72/100

Above average

Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

524 Village Rd, Port Lavaca, TX 77979

CMS 3/5 stars #1 of 2 in Calhoun County (361) 552-3741
Certified beds
148
Occupancy
58%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation runs 148 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its inspection record is genuinely clean, 20 deficiencies on file, none of them causing harm or involving abuse, with the most recent state visit in April 2025. The staffing numbers are where it gets thinner. At 3.23 nurse hours per resident day, this home sits about 16 percent below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 12 percent below its own weekday coverage. Turnover, at least, runs better than most: 38.6 percent against a national 45.8 percent. So you're looking at a home that treats people safely and keeps its workers longer than average, but runs leaner on daily nursing hours than the typical facility.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing8/30Stability12/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

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Inspection safety

30/30

Citations 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

8/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →2.9 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.38 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →39% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.23 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.38 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.85 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover38.60%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: June 19, 2026 (4 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 record

Part of WELLSENTIAL HEALTH, which operates 67 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +

Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of B (72 out of 100), which we describe as "above 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 Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.23 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center 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 Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Port Lavaca Nursing And Rehabilitation Center 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.