For profit - Corporation · 128 certified beds · CMS number 675201
Hillside Medical Lodge, Gatesville, TX
CMS records 13 health deficiencies at Hillside Medical Lodge in Gatesville, 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 E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm). CMS lists no fines or payment denials in the last three years.
- 13deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 8in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Ehighest severity · Potential for harm
- $0fines, last 3 years
- 3CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Hillside Medical Lodge as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Hillside Medical Lodge may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (8 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Dec 11, 2025. CMS counts 8 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Dec 11, 2025 · Standard inspection
8 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 12, 2026
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 12, 2026
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 Jan 12, 2026
F693 · Feeding tube use and care
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 12, 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 Jan 12, 2026
F641 · Accurate resident assessments
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 12, 2026
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 Jan 12, 2026
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 Jan 12, 2026
Previous cycle: 3 deficiencies (standard inspection Aug 13, 2024)
Standard inspection Aug 13, 2024. CMS counts 3 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jan 28, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection), Nov 14, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 · Standard 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 Aug 14, 2024
F802 · Enough kitchen and dining support staff
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 14, 2024
Earlier cycle: 2 deficiencies (standard inspection Jul 11, 2023)
Standard inspection Jul 11, 2023. CMS counts 2 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Sep 18, 2023 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Sep 19, 2023
Jul 11, 2023 · Standard inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Aug 3, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
2 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Hillside Medical Lodge; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F656 Comprehensive person-centered care plan | 2 | Dec 11, 2025; Jul 11, 2023 |
| F812 Food safety and sanitation | 2 | Aug 13, 2024; Sep 18, 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
- 3.10 h (below the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.28 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.59 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.7% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 0
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 2 of 5
CMS figures for Hillside Medical Lodge, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 300 S Highway 36 Byp N, Gatesville, TX 76528
- Phone
- (254) 865-7575
- County
- Coryell
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 111.3
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Nov 16, 1993
- 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 a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 2 times)
- When was the kitchen last inspected, and how are food temperatures checked? (F812, cited 2 times)
- How does the home adapt rooms and routines for residents with limited mobility, vision, or hearing? (F558, cited 1 time)
- How do staff protect residents' privacy during bathing, dressing, and treatments? (F583, 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.