Slaton Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Slaton Care Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Slaton, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.77 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Texas average of 2.00.
Slaton Care Center
630 S 19ThSlaton, TX 79364
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 Slaton Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.77 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Texas average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 72 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.77 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.84 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.53 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Slaton Care Center in this release. 2 administrators left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $23,491 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | Fine | $23,491 |
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. Slaton Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Slaton Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: Slaton I Enterprises, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 9, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Slaton Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Windmill Village Rehabilitation & Care Center Lubbock | 14.3 | 120 | 1.98 | 3.11 | 61.6% | 4 | None |
| Avir at Heritage Oaks Lubbock · many days without an RN | 14.4 | 159 | 2.07 | 3.21 | 67.2% | 1 | None |
| Hansford County Hospital District dba Lakeridge Nu Lubbock | 15.8 | 90 | 1.87 | 2.97 | 61.5% | 2 | $30,561 |
| Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center Lubbock | 16.8 | 93 | 1.97 | 3.13 | 82.2% | 1 | $8,994 |
| Lubbock Health Care Center Lubbock | 16.9 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.12 | 96.8% | 3 | None |
| Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing Lubbock | 17.0 | 144 | 2.52 | 3.99 | 98.7% | 1 | $36,652 |
| Avir at Lubbock Lubbock · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 17.0 | 117 | 2.39 | 3.39 | 70.0% | 1 | $69,307 |
| Mesquite Post Acute Care Lubbock | 17.2 | 120 | 1.48 | 2.94 | 79.7% | 1 | $132,185 |
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.