For profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds · CMS number 676380
Big Spring Center for Skilled Care, Big Spring, TX
CMS records 27 health deficiencies at Big Spring Center for Skilled Care in Big Spring, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Apr 24, 2026. The highest severity cited is G (actual harm (not immediate jeopardy)). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,184 in the last three years.
- 27deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 4in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Ghighest severity · Actual harm
- $8,184fines, last 3 years
- 3CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Big Spring Center for Skilled Care as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Big Spring Center for Skilled Care may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (4 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Apr 24, 2026. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 3 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Apr 24, 2026 · Standard inspection
4 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 Jun 6, 2026
F813 · Food brought in by visitors
Requirement cited (CMS): Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jun 6, 2026
F690 · Bladder, bowel, and catheter care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jun 6, 2026
F644 · Coordinating with PASARR screening
Requirement cited (CMS): Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jun 6, 2026
Previous cycle: 8 deficiencies (standard inspection Feb 27, 2025)
Standard inspection Feb 27, 2025. CMS counts 8 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Mar 31, 2025 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest D
F625 · Bed-hold notice
Requirement cited (CMS): Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 30, 2025
F607 · Abuse prevention policies
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 30, 2025
Feb 27, 2025 · Standard inspection
4 deficiencies, highest E
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 2, 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 Apr 2, 2025
F645 · Pre-admission screening for mental disorder or intellectual disability
Requirement cited (CMS): PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 2, 2025
F585 · Grievances and how they are handled
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 2, 2025
Oct 11, 2024 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest D
F607 · Abuse prevention policies
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 12, 2024
F585 · Grievances and how they are handled
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 12, 2024
Earlier cycle: 15 deficiencies (standard inspection Jan 25, 2024)
Standard inspection Jan 25, 2024. CMS counts 15 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
May 14, 2024 · Complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, highest G
F760 · No significant medication errors
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Severity
- G Actual harm (not immediate jeopardy), isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jun 18, 2024
F689 · Accident prevention and supervision
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jun 18, 2024
F580 · Telling residents and families about changes
Requirement cited (CMS): Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jun 18, 2024
Mar 19, 2024 · Complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, highest E
F689 · Accident prevention and supervision
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 20, 2024
F607 · Abuse prevention policies
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 20, 2024
F600 · Freedom from abuse and neglect
Requirement cited (CMS): Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 20, 2024
Jan 25, 2024 · Standard inspection
9 deficiencies, highest E
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 26, 2024
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 26, 2024
F805 · Food prepared for individual needs
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 26, 2024
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 Jan 26, 2024
F757 · Avoiding unnecessary drugs
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 26, 2024
F690 · Bladder, bowel, and catheter care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 26, 2024
F578 · Refusing treatment and advance directives
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 26, 2024
F576 · Phone, mail, and internet access
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 26, 2024
F550 · Dignity and the right to exercise rights
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 26, 2024
Tags cited in more than one inspection
6 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Big Spring Center for Skilled Care; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F607 Abuse prevention policies | 3 | Mar 31, 2025; Oct 11, 2024; Mar 19, 2024 |
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 3 | Apr 24, 2026; Feb 27, 2025; Jan 25, 2024 |
| F585 Grievances and how they are handled | 2 | Feb 27, 2025; Oct 11, 2024 |
| F689 Accident prevention and supervision | 2 | May 14, 2024; Mar 19, 2024 |
| F690 Bladder, bowel, and catheter care | 2 | Apr 24, 2026; Jan 25, 2024 |
| F812 Food safety and sanitation | 2 | Feb 27, 2025; Jan 25, 2024 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | Fine | $8,184 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.43 h (above the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.34 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.97 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 91.7% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 3
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 3 of 5
CMS figures for Big Spring Center for Skilled Care, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 3701 Wasson Rd, Big Spring, TX 79720
- Phone
- (432) 606-5012
- County
- Howard
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Creative Solutions in Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 60.6
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Mar 13, 2015
- 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.
- Can families get a summary of the home's abuse prevention and reporting policy? (F607, cited 3 times)
- How do staff track and report infections among residents? (F880, cited 3 times)
- Who is the grievance official, and how are complaints tracked and answered? (F585, cited 2 times)
- How does the home assess each resident's fall risk and plan to prevent falls? (F689, cited 2 times)
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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.