Paradigm at Kountze: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Paradigm at Kountze is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Kountze, Texas, part of Paradigm Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 25.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Paradigm at Kountze
604 FM 1293Kountze, TX 77625
Hardin 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 Paradigm at Kountze, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Texas average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 88 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.95 | 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
25.6% of nursing staff at Paradigm at Kountze left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,801 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
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. Paradigm at Kountze holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Paradigm at Kountze
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Paradigm Healthcare, 17 homes
- Legal name: Oakbend Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 23, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Paradigm at Kountze
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mill Creek Silsbee | 7.7 | 67 | 1.61 | 3.16 | 54.7% | 3 | $13,232 |
| Silsbee Oaks Health Care LLP Silsbee | 9.0 | 160 | 2.13 | 3.10 | — | 3 | $8,193 |
| Paradigm at The Pines Silsbee · abuse citation | 10.1 | 90 | 1.65 | 2.90 | 67.4% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Village Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Lumberton | 10.3 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.27 | 40.3% | 1 | $105,486 |
| Jefferson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Beaumont | 19.1 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 52.2% | 1 | $194,652 |
| Harmony Care at Beaumont Beaumont · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 21.5 | 98 | 2.96 | 4.72 | — | — | $371,472 |
| Calder Woods Beaumont | 22.1 | 46 | 3.78 | 5.90 | 69.1% | 3 | $14,069 |
| Beaumont Health Care Center Beaumont | 22.8 | 82 | 2.05 | 3.67 | 43.4% | 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.