For profit - Corporation · 70 certified beds · CMS number 675867
Kerens Care Center, Kerens, TX
CMS records 15 health deficiencies at Kerens Care Center in Kerens, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Apr 10, 2025. The highest severity cited is J (immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety). 1 citation was at the immediate jeopardy level, 1 of them recorded as past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection). CMS lists no fines or payment denials in the last three years.
- 15deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 8in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Jhighest severity · Immediate jeopardy
- $0fines, last 3 years
- 2CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Kerens Care Center as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Kerens Care Center may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (8 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Apr 10, 2025. CMS counts 8 health deficiencies and 5 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Nov 21, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest J
F678 · CPR and basic life support
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- Severity
- J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection), Nov 18, 2025
Apr 10, 2025 · Standard inspection
7 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 11, 2025
F679 · Activities program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 11, 2025
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 Apr 11, 2025
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 Apr 11, 2025
F565 · Resident and family councils
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 11, 2025
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 Apr 11, 2025
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 Apr 11, 2025
Previous cycle: 3 deficiencies (standard inspection Feb 28, 2024)
Standard inspection Feb 28, 2024. CMS counts 3 health deficiencies and 1 fire safety deficiency in this cycle.
Apr 30, 2025 · Complaint 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 May 1, 2025
Feb 26, 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 Mar 17, 2025
Feb 28, 2024 · Standard inspection
1 deficiency, 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 Feb 29, 2024
Earlier cycle: 4 deficiencies (standard inspection Dec 22, 2022)
Standard inspection Dec 22, 2022. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 4 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jul 30, 2024 · Complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, highest D
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 22, 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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 22, 2024
F626 · Returning after a hospital stay
Requirement cited (CMS): Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 22, 2024
May 24, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest G
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
- G Actual harm (not immediate jeopardy), isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 25, 2024
Tags cited in more than one inspection
2 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Kerens Care Center; 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 | Apr 30, 2025; Jul 30, 2024 |
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 2 | Apr 10, 2025; Feb 28, 2024 |
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
- 2.95 h (below the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.51 h (above the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.68 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 97.3% (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
- 3 of 5
CMS figures for Kerens Care Center, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 809 Northeast 4th Street, Kerens, TX 75144
- Phone
- (903) 396-3211
- County
- Navarro
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Creative Solutions in Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 40.3
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Mar 14, 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 are a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 2 times)
- How do staff track and report infections among residents? (F880, cited 2 times)
- How do staff learn about and respect each resident's personal routines and choices? (F550, cited 1 time)
- How does the home adapt rooms and routines for residents with limited mobility, vision, or hearing? (F558, cited 1 time)
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- Franklin Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation
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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.