Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 162-bed for-profit nursing home in Mesquite, Texas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 52.9% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2231 Highway 80 EMesquite, TX 75150
Dallas 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 Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Texas average. With about 131 residents a day, that works out to roughly 277 aide hours a day, or about 35 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) | 2.11 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.14 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
52.9% of nursing staff at Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $70,415 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Fine | $7,446 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Fine | $46,168 |
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. Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Eastland Memorial Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1994
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Edgewood Rehabilitation and Care Center Mesquite | 1.0 | 142 | 1.87 | 3.30 | 58.8% | 4 | None |
| Palomino Place Mesquite · abuse citation | 1.3 | 120 | 2.04 | 3.64 | 52.7% | 2 | $165,086 |
| Mesquite Village Wellness & Rehabilitation Mesquite | 1.6 | 149 | 1.49 | 2.68 | 36.6% | 3 | $8,021 |
| Town East Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Mesquite · abuse citation | 1.7 | 130 | 2.18 | 3.40 | 70.8% | 1 | $25,673 |
| Christian Care Communities and Services Mesquite Mesquite | 3.0 | 180 | 2.17 | 3.99 | 52.0% | 4 | $28,941 |
| Cheyenne Medical Lodge Mesquite | 3.0 | 139 | 1.93 | 3.61 | 47.7% | 5 | None |
| Mesquite Tree Nursing Center Mesquite | 3.0 | 143 | 2.13 | 3.23 | 58.8% | 4 | None |
| Le Reve Rehabilitation & Memory Care Dallas · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 4.2 | 108 | 2.02 | 3.06 | 64.7% | 1 | $120,553 |
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.