Lake Hills Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Hills Healthcare Center is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Brownwood, Texas, part of Hamilton County Hospital District. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 57.9% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Lake Hills Healthcare Center
1514 Indian Creek Rd.Brownwood, TX 76801
Brown 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 Lake Hills Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 15% above the Texas average. With about 73 residents a day, that works out to roughly 169 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
57.9% of nursing staff at Lake Hills Healthcare 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 44.4%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $22,084 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | Fine | $13,260 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Payment Denial | 2 days from Feb 21, 2024 |
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. Lake Hills Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Lake Hills Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Hamilton County Hospital District, 10 homes
- Legal name: Hamilton County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 23, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lake Hills Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pecan Bayou Nursing and Rehabilitation Brownwood | 1.6 | 90 | 1.82 | 3.34 | 43.9% | 5 | $48,415 |
| Songbird Lodge Brownwood | 1.7 | 121 | 1.76 | 3.06 | 98.8% | 2 | $10,210 |
| Oak Ridge Manor Brownwood | 1.8 | 114 | 1.74 | 3.29 | 96.4% | 3 | $129,761 |
| Brownwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Brownwood | 1.9 | 128 | 1.49 | 2.79 | 96.9% | 3 | None |
| Care Nursing & Rehabilitation Brownwood | 5.7 | 97 | 1.51 | 2.98 | — | 3 | None |
| Bangs Nursing and Rehabilitation Bangs | 9.6 | 48 | 1.97 | 3.89 | 44.8% | 5 | None |
| Western Hills Healthcare Residence Comanche | 25.4 | 158 | 2.22 | 3.56 | 52.1% | 2 | $62,078 |
| Goldthwaite Health & Rehab Center Goldthwaite | 27.9 | 94 | 1.76 | 2.80 | 39.5% | 2 | $32,545 |
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.