Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
A nursing home in Wharton, Texas 77488
1220 Sunny Lane, Wharton, Texas 77488. (979) 532-5020.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 5 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Texas average: 9.6
- 3.39 nurse hours per resident per day Texas average: 3.42
- 2 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?
5 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Texas average is 9.6.
Last standard inspection May 28, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K), at a complaint inspection on Feb 6, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
14 citations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 14 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. 9 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
May 28, 2026: standard inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Feb 6, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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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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.
Jul 1, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Mar 28, 2025: standard inspection3 citations
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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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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Mar 7, 2025: complaint inspection2 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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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jul 2, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Jan 19, 2024: standard and complaint inspection2 citations
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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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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 6, 1994.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as government, hospital district.
- 120 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $43,280 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 9 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | Fine | $34,999 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
Who does the caring?
3.39 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 | 3.39 | 3.42 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.44 |
| At weekends | 2.93 | 2.99 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.6% | 50.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 66.7% | 49.8% |
| Administrators who left | 3 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria owns 100% directly since Mar 1, 2014; Regency IHS of Wharton LLC owns an unstated share directly since Mar 1, 2014.
- Regency IHS of Wharton LLC and Regency Integrated Health Services LLC and Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria run it.
- 23 owners or officers are people: Krystal Cox (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Russell Marshall (on the governing body (managing control)); Ben Galvin (on the governing body (managing control)); Michael R Olson (corporate officer, 0%); Michael R Olson (on the governing body (managing control)); Luis A Guerra (on the governing body (managing control)); Patricia Gibson (on the governing body (managing control)); Barbara B Clapp (on the governing body (managing control)); Antonio Carvajal (on the governing body (managing control)); Paul B Holm (on the governing body (managing control)); Veronica Gonzales (on the governing body (managing control)); Nicole Kaufman (on the governing body (managing control)); Owen Capocyan (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Daniel S Baird (on the governing body (managing control)); Fariborz Gorouhi (on the governing body (managing control)); James F Neumann (on the governing body (managing control)); Ashlie Ann Thomas (on the governing body (managing control)); Donovan R Dekowski (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Donovan R Dekowski (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Marshelda Danna Dozier (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Marshelda Danna Dozier (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Daren A Cortese (on the governing body (managing control)); Elliot J Mandelbaum (on the governing body (managing control)).
- Part of Wellsential Health (67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regency IHS of Wharton LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Mar 1, 2014 |
| Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Mar 1, 2014 |
| Csv Rhea Management Holdco, LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency IHS Rehab LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency Texas Holdings LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc. | Owns a share through other companies | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Reg Operator Holdco LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Reg Hg Opco LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Reg Hg Opco 1, LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency IHS Master Tenant LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Dwd TX Holdings LLC | Owns a share through other companies | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency Integrated Health Services LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency Integrated Health Services LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 28, 2025 | |
| 1220 Sunny Lane LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency IHS Clinical Consulting, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency IHS of Wharton LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Regency IHS of Wharton LLC | Owns a share directly | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 28, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 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 | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 25.9 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (5; the middle value was 4.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center This nursing home | 5 | |
| Paradigm at the Creek | 2.0 | 18 |
| Paradigm at the Prairies | 14.1 | 23 |
| S.p.j.s.t. Rest Home No 2 | 15.7 | 2 |
| S.p.j.s.t. Rest Home 3 | 19.9 | 2 |
| Fort Bend Healthcare Center | 21.9 | 7 |
| Avir at Bay City | 23.7 | 4 |
| Paradigm at Bay City | 23.9 | 5 |
| Rosenberg Health & Rehabilitation Center | 24.1 | 4 |
| Arbor Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 24.3 | 4 |
| Paradigm at the Brazos | 25.8 | 2 |
| Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center | 25.9 | 15 |
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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