Southern Specialty Rehabilitation and Nursing

• 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 of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• 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, isolatedDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• 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 of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedDeficient, Provider has no plan of correction

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 25, 2026

• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Nov 5, 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 Aug 25, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 25, 2025

• Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 26, 2025

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 7, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 7, 2025

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 7, 2025

• 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 May 7, 2025

• 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 E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 22, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 29, 2024

• 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, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 28, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 11, 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 Apr 7, 2024

• PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 7, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 7, 2024

• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 7, 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 Apr 7, 2024

• 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 of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 7, 2024

• 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 Apr 7, 2024

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 9, 2024

• Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 18, 2023

• Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 19, 2023

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 19, 2023

• 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 19, 2023

Southern Specialty Rehabilitation and Nursing offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Southern Specialty Rehabilitation and Nursing is located at 4320 W 19th Street in Lubbock, Texas.

Southern Specialty Rehabilitation and Nursing in Lubbock is a skilled nursing facility focused on orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation, wound care, and post-hospital recovery. Reviewers consistently describe warm, attentive staff, a clean and well-maintained building, and an administration team that communicates well with families during difficult transitions.

Southern Specialty Rehabilitation and Nursing had 13 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 34 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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