For profit - Limited Liability company · 102 certified beds · CMS number 675282
Amarillo Medical Lodge, Amarillo, TX
CMS records 11 health deficiencies at Amarillo Medical Lodge in Amarillo, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Mar 12, 2026. The highest severity cited is E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm). CMS lists no fines or payment denials in the last three years.
- 11deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 4in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Ehighest severity · Potential for harm
- $0fines, last 3 years
- 5CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Amarillo Medical Lodge as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Amarillo Medical Lodge may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (4 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Mar 12, 2026. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Mar 12, 2026 · Standard inspection
4 deficiencies, highest E
F695 · Respiratory and oxygen care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 13, 2026
F656 · Comprehensive person-centered care plan
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 13, 2026
F655 · Baseline care plan within 48 hours
Requirement cited (CMS): Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 13, 2026
F641 · Accurate resident assessments
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 13, 2026
Previous cycle: 3 deficiencies (standard inspection Jan 9, 2025)
Standard inspection Jan 9, 2025. CMS counts 3 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jan 9, 2025 · Standard inspection
3 deficiencies, highest E
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 10, 2025
F812 · Food safety and sanitation
Requirement cited (CMS): Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 10, 2025
F695 · Respiratory and oxygen care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 10, 2025
Earlier cycle: 4 deficiencies (standard inspection Dec 6, 2023)
Standard inspection Dec 6, 2023. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
May 7, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F761 · Drug labeling and secure storage
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 8, 2024
Dec 6, 2023 · Standard inspection
3 deficiencies, highest D
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 7, 2023
F695 · Respiratory and oxygen care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 7, 2023
F641 · Accurate resident assessments
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 7, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
2 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Amarillo Medical Lodge; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F695 Respiratory and oxygen care | 3 | Mar 12, 2026; Jan 9, 2025; Dec 6, 2023 |
| F641 Accurate resident assessments | 2 | Mar 12, 2026; Dec 6, 2023 |
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.14 h (about the same as the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.48 h (above the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.73 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- not reported
- Administrators who left
- not reported
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 5 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 5 of 5
CMS figures for Amarillo Medical Lodge, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 9 Medical Dr, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 352-2731
- County
- Potter
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain (CMS)
- The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 70.2
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Apr 1, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident and family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Questions to ask on a visit
Based on the tags cited most often here.
- How are oxygen equipment and breathing treatments managed and checked? (F695, cited 3 times)
- How does the home check that resident assessments match what staff actually observe? (F641, cited 2 times)
- Can a resident or their family review the baseline care plan during the first few days? (F655, cited 1 time)
- How are a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 1 time)
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Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.