For profit - Corporation · 160 certified beds · CMS number 675874
Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home, Big Spring, TX
CMS records 22 health deficiencies at Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home in Big Spring, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Aug 7, 2025. The highest severity cited is K (immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety). 1 citation was at the immediate jeopardy level. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $21,252 in the last three years.
- 22deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 4in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Khighest severity · Immediate jeopardy
- $21,252fines, last 3 years
- 5CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (4 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Aug 7, 2025. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Aug 7, 2025 · Standard inspection
4 deficiencies, highest D
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 Aug 15, 2025
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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 15, 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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 15, 2025
F583 · Personal privacy and confidential records
Requirement cited (CMS): Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 15, 2025
Previous cycle: 13 deficiencies (standard inspection Jul 11, 2024)
Standard inspection Jul 11, 2024. CMS counts 13 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Mar 27, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest E
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
Feb 26, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F804 · Palatable, attractive food at safe temperatures
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest K
F806 · Allergies, preferences, and meal substitutes
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- Severity
- K Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 19, 2024
Jul 11, 2024 · Standard inspection
10 deficiencies, highest E
F908 · Equipment kept in safe working order
Requirement cited (CMS): Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 25, 2024
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 Aug 25, 2024
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 Aug 25, 2024
F804 · Palatable, attractive food at safe temperatures
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 25, 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 Aug 25, 2024
F760 · No significant medication errors
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 25, 2024
F758 · Psychotropic drug safeguards
Requirement cited (CMS): Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 25, 2024
F684 · Quality of care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 25, 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 Aug 25, 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 25, 2024
Earlier cycle: 5 deficiencies (standard inspection May 19, 2023)
Standard inspection May 19, 2023. CMS counts 5 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Dec 1, 2023 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 1, 2023
- Found in
- infection control inspection
May 19, 2023 · Standard inspection
4 deficiencies, highest E
F758 · Psychotropic drug safeguards
Requirement cited (CMS): Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 3, 2023
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jul 3, 2023
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 Jul 3, 2023
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 Jul 3, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
5 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F578 Refusing treatment and advance directives | 2 | Jul 11, 2024; May 19, 2023 |
| F585 Grievances and how they are handled | 2 | Aug 7, 2025; Jul 11, 2024 |
| F758 Psychotropic drug safeguards | 2 | Jul 11, 2024; May 19, 2023 |
| F804 Palatable, attractive food at safe temperatures | 2 | Feb 26, 2025; Jul 11, 2024 |
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 2 | Aug 7, 2025; Jul 11, 2024 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | Fine | $21,252 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.58 h (above the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.69 h (above the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.05 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.6% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 0
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 5 of 5
CMS figures for Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 1809 N Hwy 87, Big Spring, TX 79720
- Phone
- (432) 268-8387
- County
- Howard
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Texvet
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 145.2
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Mar 26, 2001
- 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 does the home record and follow a resident's advance directive? (F578, cited 2 times)
- Who is the grievance official, and how are complaints tracked and answered? (F585, cited 2 times)
- How does the home try non-drug approaches before using medications for mood or behavior? (F758, cited 2 times)
- How does the home keep meals at the right temperature when they are delivered to residents' rooms? (F804, cited 2 times)
Other nursing homes in Big Spring and the same chain
- Big Spring Center for Skilled Care
Big Spring · 27 deficiencies - Parkview Skilled Care and Rehabilitation
Big Spring · 23 deficiencies - Clyde W Cosper Texas State Veterans Home
Bonham · 49 deficiencies - Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home
El Paso · 43 deficiencies - Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home
McAllen · 33 deficiencies - Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home
Amarillo · 29 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.