Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Big Spring, Texas, part of Texvet. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 33.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home
1809 N Hwy 87Big Spring, TX 79720
Howard 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 Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Texas average. With about 145 residents a day, that works out to roughly 327 aide hours a day, or about 41 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.58 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
33.6% of nursing staff at Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 32.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $21,252 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | Fine | $21,252 |
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. Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Texvet, 9 homes
- Legal name: State of Texas Veterans Land Board
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 26, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Parkview Skilled Care and Rehabilitation Big Spring | 3.6 | 117 | 2.55 | 3.55 | 57.6% | 4 | None |
| Big Spring Center for Skilled Care Big Spring | 4.0 | 120 | 2.28 | 3.43 | 91.7% | 3 | $8,184 |
| Mitchell County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Colorado City | 34.6 | 54 | 1.94 | 3.28 | 35.3% | 3 | None |
| Focused Care at Hogan Park Midland | 39.1 | 106 | 1.32 | 2.37 | 63.0% | 1 | $9,110 |
| Focused Care at Midland Midland | 40.0 | 106 | 2.16 | 2.95 | 41.2% | 2 | $9,281 |
| Sterling Nursing and Rehab Sterling City | 40.7 | 44 | 3.45 | 5.35 | 53.3% | 4 | None |
| Midland Medical Lodge Midland | 41.9 | 125 | 1.90 | 3.13 | 46.9% | 3 | None |
| Mabee Health Care Center Midland | 44.2 | 44 | 2.58 | 3.76 | 83.8% | 4 | 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.