Kennedy Health & Rehab
A nursing home in Lufkin, Texas 75904
504 N. John Redditt Dr, Lufkin, Texas 75904. (936) 632-3331.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 45 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Texas average: 9.6
- 3.67 nurse hours per resident per day Texas average: 3.42
- 5 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
45 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Texas average is 9.6.
Last standard inspection Aug 26, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jul 22, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
81 citations in 11 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 81 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 45 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 26, 2026: standard inspection31 citations
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Provide bedrooms that don’t allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
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Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
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Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
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Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
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Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
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Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
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Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
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Provide training in compliance and ethics.
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Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
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Allow residents to easily view the nursing home’s survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Jul 22, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jul 1, 2026: complaint inspection4 citations
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Dec 3, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Oct 22, 2025: complaint inspection6 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Sep 16, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Jun 25, 2025: standard and complaint inspection9 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
May 1, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Mar 5, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Dec 12, 2024: complaint inspection5 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Nov 2, 2024: complaint inspection9 citations
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
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Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Apr 24, 2024: standard inspection5 citations
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Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 5, 1989.
- A candidate for CMS’s special focus list, which CMS keeps for homes with a history of serious problems.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 145 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 5 fines in the last three years, $278,723 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 45 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Fine | $29,486 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fine | $40,483 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Fine | $140,332 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Fine | $57,417 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Fine | $11,005 |
Who does the caring?
3.67 nurse hours per resident per day
The Texas average is 3.42.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Texas average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.67 | 3.42 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.44 |
| At weekends | 3.36 | 2.99 |
| Nursing staff turnover | Not given | 50.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | Not given | 49.8% |
| Administrators who left | Not given | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Chambers County Public Hospital District No. 1 owns 100% directly since Dec 1, 2020.
- Kennedy Rehabilitation & Healthcare LLC runs it.
- 3 owners or officers are people: Kimberly Cooper (corporate director); Elizabeth Ann Newton (corporate director); Eula Sparks (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- Part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare (150 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers County Public Hospital District No. 1 | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Kennedy Rehabilitation & Healthcare LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 1, 2020 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Texas average 3.8).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 22.8 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (45; the middle value was 7).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Health & Rehab This nursing home | 45 | |
| Castle Pines Health & Rehabilitation | 0.3 | 5 |
| Larkspur | 0.5 | 6 |
| Parkwood in the Pines | 0.8 | 11 |
| Pinecrest Retirement Community | 2.2 | 5 |
| Southland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 4.1 | 8 |
| Diboll Nursing and Rehab | 11.5 | 9 |
| Huntington Health Care & Rehabilitation Center | 11.7 | 13 |
| Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation | 15.1 | 14 |
| Westward Trails Nursing and Rehabilitation | 22.2 | 4 |
| Stallings Court Nursing and Rehabilitation | 22.8 | 4 |
| Willowbrook Nursing Center | 22.8 | 6 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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