Government - Hospital district · 130 certified beds · CMS number 676481
Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Port Lavaca, TX
CMS records 37 health deficiencies at Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Port Lavaca, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Mar 27, 2026. 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 1 fine totaling $8,827 in the last three years.
- 37deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 6in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Jhighest severity · Immediate jeopardy
- $8,827fines, last 3 years
- 1CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (6 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Mar 27, 2026. CMS counts 6 health deficiencies and 11 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Mar 27, 2026 · Standard inspection
5 deficiencies, highest F
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 Mar 28, 2026
F727 · RN coverage and director of nursing
Requirement cited (CMS): Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Mar 28, 2026
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 Mar 28, 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 Mar 28, 2026
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 Mar 28, 2026
Nov 25, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, 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 Nov 26, 2025
Previous cycle: 18 deficiencies (standard inspection Dec 19, 2024)
Standard inspection Dec 19, 2024. CMS counts 18 health deficiencies and 3 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Dec 19, 2024 · Standard + complaint inspection
16 deficiencies, highest E
F949 · Behavioral health training
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
F944 · Quality program training
Requirement cited (CMS): Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
F943 · Abuse prevention and dementia training
Requirement cited (CMS): Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
F941 · Communication training for caregivers
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
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 Dec 20, 2024
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 20, 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 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 Dec 20, 2024
F756 · Monthly pharmacist medication review
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
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
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
F727 · RN coverage and director of nursing
Requirement cited (CMS): Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
F726 · Competent nurses and nurse aides
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
F607 · Abuse prevention policies
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
F576 · Phone, mail, and internet access
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 20, 2024
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 Dec 20, 2024
Nov 22, 2024 · Complaint inspection
2 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 Dec 12, 2024
F732 · Daily posting of nurse staffing
Requirement cited (CMS): Post nurse staffing information every day.
- Severity
- C No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Dec 12, 2024
Earlier cycle: 13 deficiencies (standard inspection Oct 27, 2023)
Standard inspection Oct 27, 2023. CMS counts 13 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Aug 2, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F623 · Written notice before a move
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 16, 2024
May 3, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest J
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
- J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection), Apr 26, 2024
Oct 27, 2023 · Standard + complaint inspection
7 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 Nov 15, 2023
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 Nov 15, 2023
F658 · Professional standards in care
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Nov 15, 2023
F645 · Pre-admission screening for mental disorder or intellectual disability
Requirement cited (CMS): PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Nov 15, 2023
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 Nov 15, 2023
F604 · Limits on physical restraints
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Nov 15, 2023
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 Nov 15, 2023
Oct 12, 2023 · Complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, 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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 25, 2023
F657 · Care plan timing and team review
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 25, 2023
F602 · Protecting residents' money and belongings
Requirement cited (CMS): Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection), Oct 10, 2023
Sep 11, 2023 · 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
- Correction date Oct 10, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
8 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F842 Complete, confidential medical records | 3 | Nov 25, 2025; Dec 19, 2024; Nov 22, 2024 |
| F550 Dignity and the right to exercise rights | 2 | Mar 27, 2026; Dec 19, 2024 |
| F641 Accurate resident assessments | 2 | Mar 27, 2026; Oct 27, 2023 |
| F689 Accident prevention and supervision | 2 | Mar 27, 2026; Sep 11, 2023 |
| F727 RN coverage and director of nursing | 2 | Mar 27, 2026; Dec 19, 2024 |
| F755 Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist | 2 | Dec 19, 2024; Oct 12, 2023 |
| F761 Drug labeling and secure storage | 2 | Mar 27, 2026; Dec 19, 2024 |
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 2 | Dec 19, 2024; Oct 27, 2023 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | Fine | $8,827 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.99 h (below the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.31 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.56 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.4% (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
- 3 of 5
CMS figures for Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 118 Trinity Shores Drive, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
- Phone
- (361) 551-0500
- County
- Calhoun
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Chain (CMS)
- Wellsential Health
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 93.4
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Mar 4, 2020
- 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.
- Does the home use electronic health records, and can families get access through a portal? (F842, cited 3 times)
- How do staff learn about and respect each resident's personal routines and choices? (F550, cited 2 times)
- How does the home check that resident assessments match what staff actually observe? (F641, 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 Port Lavaca and the same chain
- Port Lavaca Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Port Lavaca · 22 deficiencies - Longview Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Longview · 60 deficiencies - Guadalupe Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Seguin · 52 deficiencies - Town and Country Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Boerne · 51 deficiencies - Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing C
Austin · 49 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.