All 12 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Amarillo,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Ware Memorial runs about 5.83 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly half again the national average, and that shows up as a five-star staffing rating. Weekend coverage dips only mildly below weekdays, and turnover at 25.5% is well under the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. The caution side is inspections: 27 deficiencies on the current record, two of them serious enough to risk harm and one tied to abuse, plus a single $81,894 fine. A February 2026 inspection is recent enough to reflect current conditions. Nonprofit ownership. Staffing is this home's strength; the inspection history is what holds the grade back.
Windflower Health Center runs on thin staffing. At 3.68 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 5% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday levels, so the coverage your relative gets on a Saturday won't match a Tuesday. Annual turnover of 53.9% is well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning aides and nurses cycle through faster than average. The inspection record shows 28 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, with $4,922 in fines across two penalties. A recent April 2025 inspection and solid quality measures count for something, but the staffing pattern is the part worth asking about directly.
Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home runs about 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average of 3.86, and CMS gives it four stars for staffing and four for quality measures. The catch is consistency: weekend staffing drops roughly 16% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 62% against a national 45.8%. Its inspection record shows 32 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in May 2025. It's a for-profit limited liability company, and the three-star health inspection rating reflects that mixed record.
Legacy Rehabilitation And Living runs 150 certified beds in Amarillo under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. At 3.24 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 16% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 14% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. The health inspection record shows 23 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a single $13,070 fine. Its quality measure stars are strong, but that score reflects resident data, not the hands available to help.
Amarillo Medical Lodge runs lean on nursing hours: 3.14 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 13% below its own weekday staffing. That gap is what drives its one-star staffing rating, even as inspections and quality measures both come back strong. The 13 deficiencies on record are all low-level, none involved harm or jeopardy, and none were abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was in March 2026, so the record is current. This is a for-profit LLC with 102 certified beds. Families should ask how the weekend schedule is covered and what the nurse-to-resident ratio looks like on a Saturday evening, because the inspection record won't show it.
Amarillo Center For Skilled Care runs 122 certified beds as a for-profit limited liability company, and its staffing numbers are the first thing to look at. Nurses provide 3.31 hours per resident per day, roughly 14% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 15% below what the home itself staffs on weekdays. Annual turnover of 89.6% is nearly double the national rate of 45.8%, that's people cycling through constantly, which matters more than any single number. The current record shows 21 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a $21,390 fine. The last inspection was February 2026.
Five Points runs a 120-bed for-profit operation in Amarillo where the clinical numbers tell two different stories. On quality measures and health inspections, it scores well, four and five stars respectively, but staffing sits at 3.51 hours per resident day, about 9% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday levels. That thin coverage comes with 96.3% annual turnover, more than double the national rate, which means the people at the bedside are constantly changing.
The current record shows 18 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, plus a single fine of $8,281. The last inspection was May 2026. High marks on paper don't offset a workforce that can't stay put.
Kirkland Court runs on thin staffing. At 2.88 nurse hours per resident per day, it sits about a quarter below the national average, and weekend coverage drops further, so the thinnest shifts fall when families tend to visit. Staff turnover of 53.3% tops the national rate, meaning the people caring for your relative are often new to the building. The inspection record is the harder read: 37 deficiencies, three serious enough to put residents in harm or jeopardy, and six tied to abuse. Two fines total $16,810. The quality measures look strong, but those come from resident assessments, not from how the place is run day to day.
Hillside Heights runs about 3.09 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 20 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip another 10 percent below its own weekday levels. Annual turnover sits at 56.5 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so the people around your family member change often. The inspection record shows 30 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with a $14,901 fine on file; the most recent inspection was April 29, 2026. The state survey rating reflects that history, even though the quality measure score is stronger. Ownership is a for-profit limited liability company.
Heritage Convalescent Center runs 116 certified beds in Amarillo under corporate for-profit ownership, and its overall nurse staffing sits at 4.00 hours per resident day, modestly above the national average. That top-line number hides a couple of things worth knowing, though. Weekend staffing drops roughly 13% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover lands at 57% against a national rate of 45.8%, so the people covering those shifts are changing often. The current record shows 27 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level but one tied to abuse, and the last inspection was in December 2025. Federal ratings put staffing at 1 out of 5 stars and quality measures at 2.
Georgia Manor runs on thin staffing, and the numbers show it: 3.01 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a fifth below the national average, with weekends dropping another 14% beneath its own weekday levels. Nearly every employee leaves within a year, turnover sits at 97.7% against a national average of 45.8%, so the people caring for residents are, more often than not, new to the building. The inspection record adds weight: 37 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, plus an $8,031 fine. A recent inspection date helps, but it doesn't erase a staffing pattern where continuity is nearly absent.
Landmark of Amarillo Rehabilitation and Nursing runs 99 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the inspection history is the place to start. The home carries 24 deficiencies on its current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse. Two CMS fines total $160,948. That's a lot of enforcement activity for a building this size.
Staffing is the other pressure point. At 3.43 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 11% under the national average, weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday levels, and annual turnover hits 97.6%, more than double the national figure of 45.8%. That churn makes consistent care hard to sustain.
The most recent inspection was January 15, 2025.