Windflower Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Windflower Health Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Amarillo, Texas, part of Lifespace Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 53.9% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Windflower Health Center
5500 SW 9th AveAmarillo, TX 79106
Potter 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 Windflower Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 163 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.68 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
53.9% of nursing staff at Windflower Health 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 68.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Windflower Health Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Windflower Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Lifespace Communities, 15 homes
- Legal name: Hemphill County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 21, 2002
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Windflower Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heritage Convalescent Center Amarillo | 0.1 | 116 | 2.23 | 4.00 | 57.0% | 2 | None |
| Amarillo Medical Lodge Amarillo | 0.1 | 102 | 1.56 | 3.14 | — | 5 | None |
| Landmark of Amarillo Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce Amarillo | 0.7 | 99 | 1.89 | 3.43 | 97.6% | 3 | $160,948 |
| Amarillo Center for Skilled Care Amarillo | 0.8 | 122 | 1.58 | 3.31 | 89.6% | 3 | $21,390 |
| Kirkland Court Health and Rehabilitation Center Amarillo · abuse citation | 1.0 | 98 | 1.74 | 2.88 | 53.3% | 1 | $16,810 |
| Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home Amarillo | 1.1 | 120 | 2.65 | 4.02 | 62.0% | 3 | $11,216 |
| Five Points Nursing and Rehabilitation Amarillo | 1.8 | 120 | 1.88 | 3.51 | 96.3% | 4 | $8,420 |
| Ware Memorial Care Center Amarillo | 3.4 | 120 | 3.63 | 5.83 | 25.5% | 4 | $81,894 |
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.