Mesquite Post Acute Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mesquite Post Acute Care is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Lubbock, Texas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 79.7% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Mesquite Post Acute Care
4510 27th StLubbock, TX 79410
Lubbock 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 Mesquite Post Acute Care, nurse aides logged 1.48 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Texas average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 92 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.48 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.21 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.94 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.63 | 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
79.7% of nursing staff at Mesquite Post Acute Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $132,185 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Fine | $8,176 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Fine | $4,112 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Fine | $119,897 |
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. Mesquite Post Acute Care holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Mesquite Post Acute Care
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Yellow Ridge Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 27, 2008
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mesquite Post Acute Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mi Casita Nursing and Rehabilitation Lubbock | 0.2 | 95 | 1.74 | 2.80 | 37.5% | 3 | None |
| Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center Lubbock | 0.6 | 93 | 1.97 | 3.13 | 82.2% | 1 | $8,994 |
| Lubbock Health Care Center Lubbock | 0.7 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.12 | 96.8% | 3 | None |
| Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing Lubbock | 0.8 | 144 | 2.52 | 3.99 | 98.7% | 1 | $36,652 |
| Avir at Lubbock Lubbock · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.4 | 117 | 2.39 | 3.39 | 70.0% | 1 | $69,307 |
| The Mildred & Shirley L. Garrison Geriatric Educat Lubbock · abuse citation | 1.7 | 120 | 1.66 | 3.00 | 53.8% | 2 | $26,949 |
| Carillon Inc Lubbock | 1.8 | 100 | 2.91 | 4.66 | 65.8% | 3 | $57,321 |
| Whisperwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Lubbock · abuse citation | 1.9 | 114 | 2.45 | 3.39 | 95.6% | 1 | $19,546 |
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.