Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 150-bed for-profit nursing home in Lufkin, Texas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 51.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
501 N Medford DrLufkin, TX 75901
Angelina 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 Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Texas average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 125 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.86 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.68 | 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
51.6% of nursing staff at Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $188,884 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | Fine | $180,730 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Fine | $8,154 |
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. Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Liberty County Hospital District No 1
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 6, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pinecrest Retirement Community Lufkin | 2.9 | 51 | 2.17 | 4.72 | 51.5% | 5 | None |
| Parkwood in the Pines Lufkin | 3.4 | 140 | 1.83 | 3.14 | 54.6% | 3 | $21,473 |
| Kennedy Health & Rehab Lufkin · SFF candidate · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 4.1 | 145 | — | — | — | 1 | $247,037 |
| Larkspur Lufkin | 4.3 | 120 | 1.69 | 3.42 | 54.0% | 3 | $30,928 |
| Castle Pines Health & Rehabilitation Lufkin | 4.3 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.35 | — | 2 | $53,155 |
| Huntington Health Care & Rehabilitation Center Huntington | 8.1 | 112 | 2.29 | 3.39 | 94.8% | 2 | None |
| Diboll Nursing and Rehab Diboll · many days without an RN | 13.0 | 82 | 1.50 | 2.94 | 63.3% | 2 | None |
| Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation Wells · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 18.1 | 90 | 3.30 | 4.82 | 52.0% | 1 | $93,678 |
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.