Wellington Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wellington Care Center is a 76-bed government-run nursing home in Wellington, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Texas average of 2.00.
Wellington Care Center
1506 Childress StreetWellington, TX 79095
Collingsworth 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 Wellington Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.75 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Texas average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 63 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.07 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.72 | 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 Wellington Care Center in this release. 1 administrator 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 Jan 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,070 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Fine | $13,070 |
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. Wellington Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Wellington Care Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: Childress County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 13, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wellington Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Memphis Convalescent Center Memphis | 20.2 | 72 | 1.92 | 3.39 | 100.0% | 2 | $19,754 |
| Colonial Manor II Hollis · no staffing data submitted | 20.4 | 92 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Avir at Childress Childress | 28.6 | 120 | 1.90 | 3.25 | 65.6% | 2 | None |
| McLean Care Center Mclean | 34.5 | 64 | 2.00 | 3.51 | 100.0% | 3 | $13,070 |
| Clarendon Nursing Home Clarendon | 38.4 | 61 | 1.50 | 2.36 | 22.2% | 3 | $7,551 |
| Mangum Skilled Nursing and Therapy Mangum | 40.9 | 140 | 2.37 | 4.07 | 52.9% | 5 | $14,069 |
| Wheeler Nursing & Rehabilitation Wheeler | 40.9 | 90 | 1.75 | 3.08 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| Hensley Nursing & Rehab Sayre | 45.2 | 67 | 3.12 | 4.42 | 43.2% | 5 | 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.