Trucare Living Centers
Nursing home in Palestine, TX
Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 2265 S Sycamore St, Palestine, TX 75801
- Phone
- (903) 723-2592
- Listed under
- Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 676257
- Overall star rating
- 5 of 5 ★★★★★
- Health inspection rating
- 5 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 81
- Ownership
- Government, hospital district
- Legal business name
- Fannin County Hospital Authority
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jul 22, 2010
- 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
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 17, 2025. CMS lists 10 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 16, 2023 to Dec 17, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | D |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | E |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with… | E |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.59 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.28 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.51 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.20 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 25%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
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.