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Shady Acres is a small, family-owned skilled nursing facility in Newton, Texas, operating since 1965 with a dedicated memory care wing and on-site rehabilitation therapy. Reviews are mixed: some praise the staff's warmth and faith-based programming, while one serious report describes severe neglect that led to a resident's death.
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Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation is a senior living community in Newton, Texas offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care and Memory Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 3.0 out of 5 across 6 reviews.
Shady Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center is a skilled nursing facility in Newton, Texas, founded in 1965 and family-owned and operated. The facility offers rehabilitation services including occupational, physical, speech, and restorative therapy for both long and short term residents, with an onsite gym supporting various therapeutic approaches.
In the late 1990s, Shady Acres established Betty's House, a dedicated 32-bed memory care unit specializing in dementia care. Betty's House features a secure environment with its own activities, dining room, and outdoor area, and was among the first dedicated memory care units in the region.
The facility sponsors Church Alive at Shady Acres, a Christian non-denominational worship service held Tuesday mornings, followed by lunch where residents and families can gather together. Shady Acres began as a ministry to the community and continues that mission through its various programs and services.
The facility is listed with the Texas Historic Commission and is managed by David Hines, son of founders Dr. Clint and Betty Hines, maintaining the quality standards the founders established.
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3★ on Google (6)
Joe Miller
Jun 2024
I have not had a loved one here. However, this is where I would put my mom is she did not live in Kentucky. As A pastor, I called upon parishioners many times. Especially compared to nursing homes I have visited elsewhere, this is one of the best.
Anita Bolton
Apr 2024
Very pleased with what I have been seeing on my visits We had our first service today 3/17 at 2pm had a great service Please join us every week for service
K B
May 2018
My Mom lasted 6 months there. As long as she could get up and down, walk around, and was active she was ok there. They kept her clean and fed. However, she fell and broke her hip, had surgery, and then came back there. They did not feed her. We found her trays sitting there with plastic on them. She was unable to get to her food herself. They also did not keep an eye on her and she got out of bed and fell. I actually hired extra sitters who evidently did nothing. They were from the home and also from a place in Jasper. It is a long story. I live out of state and by the time I got there, she had starved to the point that she passed away three days after I got there. There were some workers that were nice to her, but it really does not matter if they did not feed her. I am so heartbroken over her death. It is a terrible feeling to know that I made the choice to put her in this place and they literally starved her to death. She had Alzheimer’s, but she knew me when I got there. How sad to know that she died this way. I would never send anyone else there.
Daelynn Wood
Feb 2017
I have a special connection with everybody there
7 inspection visits in the last three years, 44 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (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 of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 13, 2026
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 13, 2026
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jun 14, 2026
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 13, 2026
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 14, 2026
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 13, 2026
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jun 14, 2026
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 of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 13, 2026
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 9, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 1, 2026
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Nov 7, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Nov 7, 2025
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Nov 7, 2025
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 3, 2025
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 10, 2025
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadWaiver has been granted
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 14, 2025
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 14, 2025
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 26, 2024
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 14, 2025
Have policies on smoking.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 27, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 27, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 27, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 10, 2024
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 15, 2024
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 1, 2024
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 of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 10, 2024
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 10, 2024
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadWaiver has been granted
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation offers Memory Care and Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation is located at 405 Shady Acres Lane in Newton, Texas.
Shady Acres is a small, family-owned skilled nursing facility in Newton, Texas, operating since 1965 with a dedicated memory care wing and on-site rehabilitation therapy. Reviews are mixed: some praise the staff's warmth and faith-based programming, while one serious report describes severe neglect that led to a resident's death.
Shady Acres Health & Rehabilitation had 7 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 44 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
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