Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Wells, Texas, part of Gulf Coast LTC Partners. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.30 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 65% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 52.0% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation
46 May StreetWells, TX 75976
Cherokee County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 3.30 hours per resident per day, 65% above the Texas average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.30 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.33 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.20 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.82 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.46 | 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
52.0% of nursing staff at Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $93,678 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Fine | $12,428 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Fine | $81,250 |
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. Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Gulf Coast LTC Partners, 20 homes
- Legal name: Winnie-Stowell Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 13, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Larkspur Lufkin | 14.7 | 120 | 1.69 | 3.42 | 54.0% | 3 | $30,928 |
| Kennedy Health & Rehab Lufkin · SFF candidate · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 15.1 | 145 | — | — | — | 1 | $247,037 |
| Castle Pines Health & Rehabilitation Lufkin | 15.2 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.35 | — | 2 | $53,155 |
| Parkwood in the Pines Lufkin | 15.5 | 140 | 1.83 | 3.14 | 54.6% | 3 | $21,473 |
| Pinecrest Retirement Community Lufkin | 17.3 | 51 | 2.17 | 4.72 | 51.5% | 5 | None |
| Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Lufkin | 18.1 | 150 | 1.86 | 3.24 | 51.6% | 1 | $188,884 |
| Westward Trails Nursing and Rehabilitation Nacogdoches | 18.5 | 108 | 1.96 | 3.27 | — | 3 | $25,036 |
| Willowbrook Nursing Center Nacogdoches | 20.3 | 166 | 1.92 | 3.21 | 52.0% | 3 | $153,439 |
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.