Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa is a 117-bed for-profit nursing home in Odessa, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 94.2% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa
3800 Englewood LaneOdessa, TX 79762
Ector 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 Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa, nurse aides logged 1.60 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Texas average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 131 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 22% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.60 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.52 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 1.98 | 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
94.2% of nursing staff at Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 88.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,724 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2025 | Fine | $8,724 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: West Wharton County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 29, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Madison Medical Resort Odessa | 1.0 | 124 | 2.13 | 3.57 | 44.8% | 2 | $32,445 |
| Deerings Nursing and Rehabilitation Odessa | 1.2 | 109 | 1.55 | 2.71 | 97.9% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Parks Health Center Odessa | 3.8 | 90 | 2.38 | 3.92 | 66.2% | 4 | None |
| Focused Care at Odessa Odessa | 4.0 | 75 | 1.96 | 3.06 | 45.9% | 2 | None |
| Sienna Nursing and Rehabilitation Odessa | 4.5 | 138 | 1.88 | 2.91 | 92.3% | 1 | $241,722 |
| Ashton Medical Lodge Midland | 13.2 | 144 | 2.12 | 3.39 | 49.6% | 2 | $13,397 |
| Mabee Health Care Center Midland | 14.1 | 44 | 2.58 | 3.76 | 83.8% | 4 | None |
| Midland Medical Lodge Midland | 17.0 | 125 | 1.90 | 3.13 | 46.9% | 3 | None |
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.