Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 148-bed nonprofit nursing home in Port Lavaca, Texas, part of Wellsential Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 38.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
524 Village RdPort Lavaca, TX 77979
Calhoun 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 Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Texas average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 159 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 1.85 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 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
38.6% of nursing staff at Port Lavaca 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 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wellsential Health, 67 homes
- Legal name: Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 25, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Port Lavaca | 0.6 | 130 | 1.78 | 2.99 | 51.4% | 1 | $21,720 |
| Southbrooke Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Cente Edna | 22.8 | 120 | 1.70 | 3.07 | 40.6% | 4 | None |
| The Courtyard Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Victoria · many days without an RN | 24.3 | 56 | 1.57 | 3.04 | 36.1% | 3 | $17,992 |
| Riverside Oaks Victoria | 24.3 | 108 | 1.79 | 3.02 | 39.4% | 5 | None |
| Twin Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Victoria | 25.5 | 200 | 1.93 | 3.01 | — | 1 | $37,487 |
| Twin Pines North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Victoria | 28.0 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.20 | 96.3% | 2 | None |
| Ganado Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Ganado | 28.7 | 91 | 1.56 | 3.03 | — | 2 | $8,422 |
| S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home 3 El Campo | 39.3 | 57 | 2.03 | 3.42 | 27.3% | 5 | 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.