1506 Childress Street, Wellington, TX 79095 (opens Google Maps) · Collingsworth County · (806) 447-2777· 76 certified beds · avg 36 residents/day · certified since Jan 13, 2003 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE (149 facilities, chain avg rating 2.1★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · May 13, 2026 · F-0805 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems.
Why it matters: Food served in the wrong texture can cause choking or lead residents to stop eating and lose weight.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Showing the latest 3 of 15 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems. · from a complaint F-0805
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. F-0637
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not prepare and serve food in a form that meets each resident's individual needs — for example, chopped, pureed, or softened food for residents with chewing or swallowing problems. · from a complaint · F-0805 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. · F-0637 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure a transfer or discharge met the resident's needs and preferences, or did not properly prepare the resident to leave safely. · from a complaint · F-0627 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. · from a complaint · F-0583 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. · F-0561 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not make reasonable adjustments to fit each resident's individual needs and preferences — things like call buttons within reach, preferred wake-up times, or accessible room setups. · F-0558 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · F-0578 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint · F-0812 |
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (3 → 3).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | J ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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1 fine totaling $13,070.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Fine | $13,070 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Texas avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.19 | 3.46 | 3.95 | bottom 38% in Texas; bottom 21% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.69 | bottom 43% in Texas; bottom 17% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.82 | 3.04 | 3.50 | bottom 41% in Texas; bottom 22% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.48 | top 14% in Texas; top 34% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | — | 55.3 | 45.8 | — |
| RN turnover (%) | — | 54.6 | 42.9 | — |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.07, RN 0.35, weekend 2.72.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.07 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Government - Hospital district
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress County Hospital District | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/01/2024 |
| Blake, Gary | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Blake, Gary | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Blake, Malisa | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Driver, James | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Favor, Debra | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Garrison, Reagan | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Hathaway, Natasha | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/14/2025 |
| Head, Howard | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Holcomb, Holly | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Holcomb, Holly | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Huggins, Linda | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Inman, John | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Johnson, Larry | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Pickard, Bethany | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/14/2025 |
| Pierce, Brian | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Stratton, Emilee | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Stratton, Emilee | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2025 |
| Wellington I Enterprises, LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2024 |
| Wellington I Enterprises, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/14/2025 |
Showing 20 of 21 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 1 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Creative Solutions in Healthcare — 149 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 148 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
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| Colonial Manor II | 20.4 mi | Hollis, OK | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Avir at Childress | 28.6 mi | Childress, TX | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| McLean Care Center | 34.5 mi | McLean, TX | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Clarendon Nursing Home | 38.4 mi | Clarendon, TX | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 675945.
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