Kemp Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kemp Care Center is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Kemp, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 95.4% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Kemp Care Center
1351 South Elm StreetKemp, TX 75143
Kaufman 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 Kemp Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.52 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Texas average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 82 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.52 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.88 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.42 | 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
95.4% of nursing staff at Kemp Care Center 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%. 4 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $256,260 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | Fine | $92,814 |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Fine | $163,446 |
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. Kemp Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Kemp Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: West Wharton County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 4, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kemp Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lakeside Health and Wellness Kemp · abuse citation | 0.4 | 124 | 1.53 | 2.66 | 75.4% | 1 | $156,197 |
| Mabank Nursing Center Mabank | 7.0 | 90 | 2.03 | 3.36 | 46.7% | 3 | $31,234 |
| Avir at Kaufman Kaufman | 11.5 | 115 | 1.61 | 3.07 | 59.5% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Sunflower Park Health Care Kaufman | 11.7 | 92 | 1.80 | 3.24 | 100.0% | 2 | $190,538 |
| Kerens Care Center Kerens | 20.3 | 70 | 1.44 | 2.95 | 97.3% | 2 | None |
| Terrell Healthcare Center Terrell · Special Focus Facility | 21.6 | 94 | 2.11 | 3.52 | 50.8% | — | $339,046 |
| Cedar Lake Nursing Center Malakoff · no staffing data submitted | 21.7 | 90 | — | — | — | 3 | $4,545 |
| Canton Oaks Canton | 22.0 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.24 | 30.4% | 4 | $49,111 |
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.