Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 187-bed government-run nursing home in Houston, Texas, part of Wellsential Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 53.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1341 BlalockHouston, TX 77055
Harris 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 Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.06 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Texas average. With about 135 residents a day, that works out to roughly 278 aide hours a day, or about 35 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) | 2.06 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.22 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.20 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.82 | 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
53.6% of nursing staff at Memorial City 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 63.6%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 28, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $72,593 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Fine | $11,340 |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Fine | $21,057 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Fine | $22,376 |
| May 19, 2024 | Fine | $17,820 |
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. Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Wellsential Health, 67 homes
- Legal name: Oakbend Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 28, 2010
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avir at Arden Wood Houston · SFF candidate | 1.2 | 174 | 1.60 | 3.05 | 25.6% | 2 | $130,388 |
| The Vosswood Nursing Center Houston · no staffing data submitted | 2.7 | 224 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| FFIII Houston SNF Tenant LLC Houston | 3.6 | 92 | 2.66 | 5.66 | 30.3% | 4 | $14,069 |
| Treemont Health Care Center Houston | 3.7 | 70 | 2.69 | 4.36 | — | 4 | None |
| Woodway Nursing & Rehab Houston · Special Focus Facility | 4.1 | 112 | 2.10 | 3.68 | 85.3% | — | $305,625 |
| The Hallmark Houston | 4.9 | 32 | 3.23 | 5.33 | 51.3% | 5 | None |
| Brookdale Galleria Houston | 5.4 | 56 | 2.11 | 4.62 | 65.4% | 3 | $78,844 |
| Sharpview Residence and Rehabilitation Center Houston | 5.6 | 134 | 2.03 | 3.07 | 35.9% | 1 | $8,431 |
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.