Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in George West, Texas, part of Wellsential Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 32.2% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2951 Hwy 281George West, TX 78022
Live Oak County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 162 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.37 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.02 | 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
32.2% of nursing staff at Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 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 $56,980 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Fine | $56,980 |
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. Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Wellsential Health, 67 homes
- Legal name: Uvalde County Hospital Authority
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 21, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Live Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hacienda Oaks at Beeville Beeville | 23.1 | 101 | 1.75 | 3.42 | 29.3% | 4 | None |
| Avir at Beeville Beeville | 24.2 | 120 | 2.37 | 3.75 | 29.7% | 4 | $38,687 |
| Palma Real Mathis | 25.1 | 90 | 1.59 | 3.24 | 31.9% | 5 | None |
| Bluebonnet Nursing & Rehabilitation Karnes City | 34.7 | 120 | 1.81 | 3.40 | 91.4% | 1 | $125,523 |
| Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation Kenedy | 34.8 | 60 | 1.51 | 3.13 | — | 1 | $8,173 |
| John Paul II Nursing Home Kenedy | 37.1 | 58 | 1.99 | 3.30 | 24.1% | 5 | None |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Alice Alice | 40.1 | 136 | 1.96 | 3.20 | 41.4% | 2 | $31,463 |
| The Premier SNF of Alice Alice | 40.1 | 104 | 1.79 | 2.99 | 92.5% | 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.