Nursing homes across Lubbock County, Texas, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Crown Point Health Suites runs on a hospital district's license in Lubbock, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth knowing: 5.01 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 30% above the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 52.3%, higher than the 45.8% national figure. Inspections tell a mixed story, 18 deficiencies on the current record, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none tied to abuse, and a single fine of $8,281. The last inspection was April 2026. Strong daily coverage and quality scores, but that turnover and those deficiencies are what hold the grade down.
Carillon runs a nonprofit shop with 100 beds in Lubbock, and the staffing numbers are genuinely above average, 4.66 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86. That's real coverage, though weekends dip about 10% below the home's own weekday level, and turnover sits at 65.8% against a national 45.8%, which means a lot of the people providing that care are new. The inspection record is where things get harder to wave off: 19 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $57,321 fine. The most recent inspection was June 2026, so the record is current. Strong daily staffing, shaky consistency, and a citation history worth asking about directly.
Mi Casita runs lean on nurses: 2.80 hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 12% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 37.5%, actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so the problem isn't churn, it's raw coverage hours, which is why staffing lands at the bottom of CMS's scale. The inspection record is cleaner than that number suggests: 28 deficiencies on file, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was recent enough to matter. A for-profit partnership operating 95 beds. Strong inspections, thin daily staffing, and a recent look behind it, those are the facts a family should weigh.
Slaton Care Center runs 2.84 nursing hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a quarter less hands-on time than the typical home, and weekends dip about 11% below its own weekday level. The state inspection record looks solid, though: 20 deficiencies on file with none at the harm level and nothing abuse-related, and a clean survey as recently as December 2025. One fine of $23,491 is the only money penalty on record. The split is ownership and staffing versus everything else, corporate-owned, thinly staffed day to day, but passing its health inspections. Quality measures read strong at 5 out of 5; staffing reads 1 out of 5.
Windmill Village runs 3.11 nurse hours per resident per day, about 20% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip another 11% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover is 61.6%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents change often. The 27 deficiencies on record include nothing flagged at harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, which matters. Inspectors last visited in May 2025 and the health inspection rating sits at 3 out of 5. Ownership changed hands in the past year, so current management is still new to this building.
The Garrison center runs 3.00 nursing hours per resident per day, about a fifth below the national average, and weekend coverage drops roughly 11% below its own weekday level, thin staffing that gets thinner when families tend to visit. Inspectors have logged 42 deficiencies, five of them at harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, with $37,020 in fines across three penalties. Staff turnover sits at 53.8%, above the 45.8% national figure. The hospital district ownership and recent June 2026 inspection don't offset a record that includes abuse findings alongside persistent short staffing.
The Plaza At Lubbock runs on 3.09 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a fifth below the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 14% below what it manages on weekdays. Staff turnover sits at 60.9% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year, that churn shows up in the 40 deficiencies on record, four of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. Corporate ownership keeps the money side simple, but the record includes three fines totaling $38,594, and the most recent inspection in January 2026 found enough to keep the health inspection rating at 2 out of 5. The quality measures look strong, but strong numbers on paper don't staff a building on a Saturday.
Avir At Heritage Oaks runs 159 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where your attention should go first. At 3.21 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 17% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 11% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 67.2% against a national 45.8% means many of the people caring for residents are still learning the building. The current record carries 28 deficiencies, two tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the last inspection was in May 2026.
Lakeridge Nu runs on thin nursing coverage, 2.97 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip below even that. Staff turnover sits at 61.5% while the national figure is 45.8%, which means the aides and nurses your family member sees are cycling out faster than at most homes. The inspection record shows 31 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one tied to abuse, plus a $30,561 fine. Ownership is for-profit corporate. The most recent inspection was in March 2026, so the picture is current.
Whisperwood runs on thin staffing: 3.39 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 7% below its own weekdays, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. The bigger red flag is turnover, 95.6% annually, meaning roughly the whole nursing staff cycles through in a year, versus about 46% nationally. That instability shows up in the inspection record: 34 deficiencies, six at harm or jeopardy level and seven abuse-related, with two fines totaling $19,546. It's a hospital-district home of 114 beds, last inspected in November 2024. Consistent staffing and a clean abuse record matter most here, and neither is present right now.
Mesquite Post Acute Care runs on thin nursing coverage, 2.94 nurse hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends dipping about 11% below its own weekdays. That shortfall shows up in a licensed staff turnover rate of 79.7%, well above the 45.8% national figure, and in a staffing rating of 1 out of 5. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 41 deficiencies, including 9 tied to abuse and 5 at the harm or jeopardy level, plus three fines totaling $132,185. Ownership is for-profit, through a limited liability company, and the most recent inspection was May 21, 2026. Quality measures score mid-range at 3 out of 5, but that sits alongside a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating.
Lubbock Health Care Center runs a tight ship on inspections, a 4 out of 5 there, with 21 deficiencies on record and none at the harm or jeopardy level. That's the good news, and it's real. The trouble sits in the day-to-day: 3.12 nurse hours per resident, roughly a fifth below the national average, with weekends dipping another 18% below its own weekday staffing. And that 96.8% turnover means the aides and nurses caring for your relative are, statistically, likely to be gone within a year, more than double the national rate. Two abuse-related deficiencies also appear on the current record. Inspections tell you what was caught on one day; staffing tells you what most days probably look like.
Avir At Lubbock runs on 3.39 nursing hours per resident per day, about 12% under the national average, and weekends dip another 6% below its own weekdays, so the thinnest coverage lands when families visit most. Annual turnover sits at 70% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year likely won't be there next year. The inspection record is where it gets serious: 63 deficiencies, 7 at harm or jeopardy level, 10 abuse-related, four fines totaling $69,307, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program. A 4/5 quality measure score can't offset a 1/5 inspection rating and staffing this thin.
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing runs 144 beds in Lubbock under corporate ownership, and its staffing numbers look decent at first glance, 3.99 nurse hours per resident day, just above the national average. But that average hides a churn problem: turnover sits at 98.7%, more than double the national rate, meaning the aides and nurses at your mother's bedside are likely new to the building and still learning it. Weekend coverage drops about 6% below weekday levels, so the shifts when families visit least are the thinnest. The inspection record is harder to explain away: 30 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, three tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $36,652, with the most recent inspection in June 2026.
If you're weighing Lakeside for someone you love, the staffing numbers are the place to start. At 3.13 nurse hours per resident day, this for-profit home runs roughly 19% below the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday level. Annual turnover sits at 82.2% against a national average of 45.8%, which means the people caring for your family member are likely to change often. The record shows 44 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in April 2025. That's a lot of history for a 93-bed building.