Amarillo Medical Lodge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Amarillo Medical Lodge is a 102-bed for-profit nursing home in Amarillo, Texas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Texas average of 2.00.
Amarillo Medical Lodge
9 Medical DrAmarillo, TX 79106
Potter County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Amarillo Medical Lodge, nurse aides logged 1.56 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Texas average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 109 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.56 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.14 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.73 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Amarillo Medical Lodge in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Amarillo Medical Lodge holds 5 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Amarillo Medical Lodge
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Booker Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Amarillo Medical Lodge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Windflower Health Center Amarillo | 0.1 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.68 | 53.9% | 4 | None |
| Heritage Convalescent Center Amarillo | 0.2 | 116 | 2.23 | 4.00 | 57.0% | 2 | None |
| Landmark of Amarillo Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce Amarillo | 0.6 | 99 | 1.89 | 3.43 | 97.6% | 3 | $160,948 |
| Amarillo Center for Skilled Care Amarillo | 0.8 | 122 | 1.58 | 3.31 | 89.6% | 3 | $21,390 |
| Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home Amarillo | 1.0 | 120 | 2.65 | 4.02 | 62.0% | 3 | $11,216 |
| Kirkland Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Amarillo · abuse citation | 1.1 | 98 | 1.74 | 2.88 | 53.3% | 1 | $16,810 |
| Five Points Nursing and Rehabilitation Amarillo | 1.9 | 120 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 96.3% | 4 | $8,420 |
| Ware Memorial Care Center Amarillo | 3.4 | 120 | 3.63 | 5.83 | 25.5% | 4 | $81,894 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.