Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Coppell, Texas, part of Fundamental Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.73 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 63.2% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center
1410 E Sandy Lake RdCoppell, TX 75019
Dallas 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 Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.73 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Texas average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 140 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) | 1.73 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.11 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.73 | 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
63.2% of nursing staff at Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care 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 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 19, 2025. 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 2 fines totaling $23,677 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2025 | Fine | $9,244 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
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. Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Fundamental Healthcare, 66 homes
- Legal name: Dallas County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 10, 2010
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sandy Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vista Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Lewisville | 2.5 | 132 | 2.10 | 3.46 | 62.2% | 4 | $10,348 |
| Heritage Gardens Rehabilitation and Healthcare Carrollton · abuse citation | 2.6 | 150 | 1.81 | 3.15 | 59.7% | 1 | $38,840 |
| Carrollton Health and Rehabilitation Center Carrollton | 3.3 | 120 | 1.78 | 3.12 | — | 2 | $19,185 |
| The Madison on Marsh Carrollton | 5.5 | 125 | 1.92 | 3.37 | 46.8% | 4 | $8,473 |
| Brookhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Carrollton · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 5.8 | 180 | — | — | 75.3% | 1 | $24,739 |
| Brentwood Place Two Dallas | 5.8 | 120 | 1.53 | 2.51 | 39.4% | 3 | $14,433 |
| South Dallas Nursing & Rehabilitation Dallas · many days without an RN | 5.8 | 91 | 1.34 | 2.23 | 50.0% | 1 | $272,139 |
| Brentwood Place Three Dallas | 5.8 | 120 | 1.64 | 2.58 | 39.4% | 1 | $8,281 |
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.