Government - Hospital district · 121 certified beds · CMS number 675959
Songbird Lodge, Brownwood, TX
CMS records 18 health deficiencies at Songbird Lodge in Brownwood, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Dec 11, 2025. The highest severity cited is F (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,210 in the last three years.
- 18deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 11in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Fhighest severity · Potential for harm
- $10,210fines, last 3 years
- 2CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Songbird Lodge as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Songbird Lodge may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (11 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Dec 11, 2025. CMS counts 11 health deficiencies and 4 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Dec 11, 2025 · Standard + complaint inspection
10 deficiencies, highest F
F867 · Quality monitoring and improvement projects
Requirement cited (CMS): Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 2025
F849 · Hospice services
Requirement cited (CMS): Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 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
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 2025
F803 · Menus that meet nutritional needs
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 2025
F801 · Qualified dietitian and food staff
Requirement cited (CMS): Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 2025
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 Dec 12, 2025
F728 · Nurse aide training and competency
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 2025
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 Dec 12, 2025
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 12, 2025
F577 · Seeing inspection results
Requirement cited (CMS): Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- Severity
- C No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 2025
Dec 9, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest E
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 10, 2025
Previous cycle: 4 deficiencies (standard inspection Sep 6, 2024)
Standard inspection Sep 6, 2024. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Mar 14, 2025 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest E
F730 · Nurse aide reviews and in-service training
Requirement cited (CMS): Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 15, 2025
F728 · Nurse aide training and competency
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 15, 2025
Sep 6, 2024 · Standard + complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, 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 Sep 7, 2024
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 Sep 7, 2024
Earlier cycle: 3 deficiencies (standard inspection Jul 11, 2023)
Standard inspection Jul 11, 2023. CMS counts 3 health deficiencies and 1 fire safety deficiency in this cycle.
Jul 11, 2023 · Standard inspection
3 deficiencies, highest E
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 1, 2023
F698 · Dialysis care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 1, 2023
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 Aug 1, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
2 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Songbird Lodge; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F761 Drug labeling and secure storage | 3 | Dec 11, 2025; Dec 9, 2025; Sep 6, 2024 |
| F728 Nurse aide training and competency | 2 | Dec 11, 2025; Mar 14, 2025 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2024 | Fine | $10,210 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.06 h (below the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.19 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.58 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 98.8% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 1
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 4 of 5
CMS figures for Songbird Lodge, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 2500 Songbird Circle, Brownwood, TX 76801
- Phone
- (325) 646-4750
- County
- Brown
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Chain (CMS)
- Creative Solutions in Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 121
- Average residents per day
- 70.6
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Apr 10, 2003
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- 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 medications stored and secured on each unit? (F761, cited 3 times)
- Are all nurse aides certified, and how are aides in training supervised? (F728, cited 2 times)
- Where can residents and families read the home's most recent inspection report and plan of correction? (F577, cited 1 time)
- How does the home check that resident assessments match what staff actually observe? (F641, cited 1 time)
Other nursing homes in Brownwood and the same chain
- Lake Hills Healthcare Center
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Mount Pleasant · 66 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.