Songbird Lodge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Songbird Lodge is a 121-bed government-run nursing home in Brownwood, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 98.8% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Songbird Lodge
2500 Songbird CircleBrownwood, TX 76801
Brown 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 Songbird Lodge, nurse aides logged 1.76 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Texas average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 124 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.76 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.19 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.06 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.58 | 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
98.8% of nursing staff at Songbird Lodge left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,210 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2024 | Fine | $10,210 |
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. Songbird Lodge holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Songbird Lodge
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: West Wharton County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 10, 2003
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Songbird Lodge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pecan Bayou Nursing and Rehabilitation Brownwood | 0.3 | 90 | 1.82 | 3.34 | 43.9% | 5 | $48,415 |
| Brownwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Brownwood | 0.4 | 128 | 1.49 | 2.79 | 96.9% | 3 | None |
| Oak Ridge Manor Brownwood | 0.4 | 114 | 1.74 | 3.29 | 96.4% | 3 | $129,761 |
| Lake Hills Healthcare Center Brownwood | 1.7 | 94 | 2.31 | 3.60 | 57.9% | 3 | $22,084 |
| Care Nursing & Rehabilitation Brownwood | 6.4 | 97 | 1.51 | 2.98 | — | 3 | None |
| Bangs Nursing and Rehabilitation Bangs | 7.9 | 48 | 1.97 | 3.89 | 44.8% | 5 | None |
| Western Hills Healthcare Residence Comanche | 26.7 | 158 | 2.22 | 3.56 | 52.1% | 2 | $62,078 |
| Coleman Healthcare Center Coleman | 26.8 | 54 | 2.15 | 3.83 | 43.9% | 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.