For profit - Corporation · 123 certified beds · CMS number 455515
Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation, Copperas Cove, TX
CMS records 28 health deficiencies at Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation in Copperas Cove, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Nov 26, 2025. The highest severity cited is J (immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety). 2 citations were at the immediate jeopardy level, 1 of them recorded as past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $24,242 in the last three years.
- 28deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 10in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Jhighest severity · Immediate jeopardy
- $24,242fines, last 3 years
- 1CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (10 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Nov 26, 2025. CMS counts 10 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Apr 13, 2026 · Complaint inspection
2 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 Apr 21, 2026
F686 · Pressure ulcer prevention and care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 21, 2026
Dec 10, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest E
F558 · Accommodating individual needs and preferences
Requirement cited (CMS): Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 29, 2025
Nov 26, 2025 · Standard inspection
4 deficiencies, 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 Dec 2, 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 2, 2025
F755 · Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 2, 2025
F732 · Daily posting of nurse staffing
Requirement cited (CMS): Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 2, 2025
Nov 22, 2025 · Complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, highest D
F692 · Nutrition and hydration
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 17, 2025
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 Dec 17, 2025
F558 · Accommodating individual needs and preferences
Requirement cited (CMS): Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 17, 2025
Previous cycle: 14 deficiencies (standard inspection Sep 19, 2024)
Standard inspection Sep 19, 2024. CMS counts 14 health deficiencies and 14 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jul 30, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest J
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
- J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection)
Jul 9, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest E
F755 · Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 5, 2025
Feb 12, 2025 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, 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 Mar 5, 2025
F622 · Permitted reasons for transfer or discharge
Requirement cited (CMS): Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 5, 2025
Oct 16, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest J
F684 · Quality of care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Severity
- J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 17, 2024
Sep 19, 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 Oct 11, 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 Oct 11, 2024
F695 · Respiratory and oxygen care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Oct 11, 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 Oct 11, 2024
F686 · Pressure ulcer prevention and care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 11, 2024
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 Oct 11, 2024
F584 · Safe, clean, homelike surroundings
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Oct 11, 2024
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 Oct 11, 2024
F558 · Accommodating individual needs and preferences
Requirement cited (CMS): Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 11, 2024
Earlier cycle: 4 deficiencies (standard inspection Jul 19, 2023)
Standard inspection Jul 19, 2023. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jul 15, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F677 · Help with daily care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 29, 2024
Jul 19, 2023 · Standard inspection
3 deficiencies, highest F
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 Aug 18, 2023
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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 18, 2023
F679 · Activities program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 18, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
5 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F812 Food safety and sanitation | 4 | Nov 26, 2025; Feb 12, 2025; Sep 19, 2024; Jul 19, 2023 |
| F558 Accommodating individual needs and preferences | 3 | Dec 10, 2025; Nov 22, 2025; Sep 19, 2024 |
| F686 Pressure ulcer prevention and care | 2 | Apr 13, 2026; Sep 19, 2024 |
| F689 Accident prevention and supervision | 2 | Jul 30, 2025 (PNC); Sep 19, 2024 |
| F755 Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist | 2 | Nov 26, 2025; Jul 9, 2025 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | Fine | $15,177 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Fine | $9,065 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.88 h (below the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.16 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.68 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 60.9% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 0
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 2 of 5
CMS figures for Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 607 W. Ave. B, Copperas Cove, TX 76522
- Phone
- (254) 547-1033
- County
- Coryell
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Gulf Coast LTC Partners
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 75.3
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Feb 21, 1985
- 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.
- When was the kitchen last inspected, and how are food temperatures checked? (F812, cited 4 times)
- How does the home adapt rooms and routines for residents with limited mobility, vision, or hearing? (F558, cited 3 times)
- How often are residents who spend a lot of time in bed or a wheelchair repositioned and checked for skin problems? (F686, cited 2 times)
- How does the home assess each resident's fall risk and plan to prevent falls? (F689, cited 2 times)
Other nursing homes in Copperas Cove and the same chain
- Hill Country Heights
Copperas Cove · 23 deficiencies - Arlington Residence and Rehabilitation Center
Arlington · 62 deficiencies - Castro County Nursing & Rehabilitation
Dimmitt · 51 deficiencies - Avir at Madisonville
Madisonville · 46 deficiencies - Avir at Bryan
Bryan · 44 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.