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Whisperwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Nursing home in Lubbock, TX

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
5502 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79416
Phone
(806) 793-1111
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
675527
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
114
Average residents per day
76
Ownership
Government, hospital district
Legal business name
Liberty County Hospital District No 1
Chain
Creative Solutions in Healthcare (149 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 15, 1995
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 675527. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 23, 2026. CMS lists 32 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 26, 2023 to Apr 22, 2026): 14 from complaint inspections, 6 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 6 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 22, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 22, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2026Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 23, 2026Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 15, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 15, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 15, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 15, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 15, 2025Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Jul 3, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Mar 19, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 32. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $19,546 in the last three years.

Aug 15, 2025Fine: $10,546
Dec 12, 2024Fine: $9,000

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.39 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.33 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.45 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.16 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
96%
RN turnover (yearly)
89%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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