Prairie House Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Prairie House Living Center is a 121-bed government-run nursing home in Plainview, Texas, part of Advanced Healthcare Solutions. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.63 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 26.7% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Prairie House Living Center
1301 Mesa DrPlainview, TX 79072
Hale 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 Prairie House Living Center, nurse aides logged 1.63 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Texas average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 133 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 1.63 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.97 | 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
26.7% of nursing staff at Prairie House Living 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 40.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 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. Prairie House Living Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Prairie House Living Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Advanced Healthcare Solutions, 28 homes
- Legal name: Childress County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Prairie House Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Plainview Healthcare Center Plainview | 1.3 | 93 | 1.45 | 2.71 | 43.2% | 2 | $19,190 |
| Runningwater Draw Care Center Inc Olton · staffing data not validated | 22.3 | 75 | — | — | 49.2% | 3 | $15,672 |
| Sunset Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Littlefield | 39.2 | 80 | 1.80 | 3.08 | 58.6% | 1 | $44,434 |
| Country View Living Dimmitt | 40.4 | 54 | 3.18 | 4.63 | 37.9% | 5 | None |
| Harmonee House Amherst · no staffing data submitted | 40.5 | 35 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Castro County Nursing & Rehabilitation Dimmitt | 41.3 | 114 | 1.71 | 2.93 | 52.2% | 1 | $47,932 |
| Ralls Nursing Home Ralls · abuse citation | 41.6 | 46 | 1.29 | 2.31 | 72.4% | 1 | $303,179 |
| Windmill Village Rehabilitation & Care Center Lubbock | 41.9 | 120 | 1.98 | 3.11 | 61.6% | 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.