All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Big Spring,
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.
Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home runs 160 certified beds in Big Spring under for-profit corporate ownership. Nurse staffing sits at 3.58 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 15% below the home's own weekday coverage. Staff turnover is 33.6%, which is meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, though the inspection record carries 20 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related citation, plus a $21,252 fine. The most recent inspection was July 11, 2024. CMS rates quality measures and staffing at 5 stars each, but health inspections at 3, and that gap between strong day-to-day metrics and a longer-than-ideal deficiency history is what pulls the overall picture down.
Parkview runs about 3.55 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national average, and weekends dip another 9% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 57.6% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves in a year. The health inspection record is the strongest part here, a recent June 2025 survey with 18 deficiencies and none at harm or jeopardy level, though 5 are abuse-related and worth asking about directly. The 2/5 quality measure rating is where the day-to-day care concerns show up.
Big Spring Center For Skilled Care runs on thin nursing coverage: 3.43 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dropping about 13% below its own weekday level. The bigger warning sign is turnover, 91.7% annually, roughly double the national rate, meaning nearly the entire nursing staff cycles through in a year. Inspections look decent on paper with a 4-star rating and a recent visit, but the record still carries 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and four tied to abuse, plus an $8,184 fine. Corporate-owned and certified for 120 beds, this is a home where you'd want to ask hard questions about who's actually on the floor at 2 a.m. on a Sunday.