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Decatur Medical Lodge

701 W BENNETT RD, DECATUR, TX, 76234
(940) 626-2800
decaturmedicallodge.com
124 licensed beds

CMS rates Decatur Medical Lodge 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 40 citations across 11 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
124
CMS facility ID
676209
Care type
Nursing home
County
Wise
Facility name
Decatur Medical Lodge
Street address
701 W BENNETT RD
City / state / ZIP
Decatur, TX 76234
Phone
(940) 626-2800
Website
decaturmedicallodge.com

About this facility — Decatur Medical Lodge

Decatur Medical Lodge is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Decatur, Texas. It is licensed for 124 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Decatur and 1,179 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Priority Management, a group of 38 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Decatur Medical Lodge 40 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 7 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Priority Management
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Decatur Hospital Authority
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2025
Bauder, William
Operational control — since 2025
Boulware, Douglas
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Boulware, Steven
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Bridgepointe Finanical Services, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Caretrust Reit Inc
Mortgage holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Ctr Partnership Lp
Mortgage holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Innovative Nurse Consulting, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Pinegar, John
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Pmg Opco Decatur Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Priority Management Group, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Progressive Rehab Solutions, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Richardson, John
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Scroggins, Brian
Officer — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
8 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2009-02-03
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-28
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$226 per day (≈ $6,870/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
10% Medicaid · 18% Medicare · 73% private/other
Occupancy
64% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
18% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
124
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 7 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-28Health inspection7 citations
F-0628
E · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-05-30
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2026-05-30
F-0676
E · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2026-05-30
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-05-30
F-0805
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2026-05-30
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-05-30
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-05-30
2025-06-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0804
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2025-07-25
9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)
2025-02-06Health inspection5 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0693
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0700
D · No harm found
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-03-07
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-07
2024-05-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-06-10
2024-04-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-05-13
2023-12-14Health inspection5 citations
F-0805
D · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0814
D · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0925
E · No harm found
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2024-01-15
2023-11-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-12-09
2023-10-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0584
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0607
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2023-10-12
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-10-12
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-08-28
F-0809
C · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Corrected 2023-11-10
2026-04-28Fire-safety inspection8 citations
E-0006
F · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2026-05-30
E-0037
F · No harm found
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2026-05-30
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-05-30
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-05-30
K-0352
F · No harm found
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-05-30
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-06-03
K-0522
F · No harm found
Have an externally vented heating system.
Corrected 2026-05-30
K-0923
F · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2026-05-30
2025-02-06Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0916
D · No harm found
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2025-03-20
2023-12-14Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-01-20
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-01-20
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-01-20
K-0741
F · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-01-20
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-01-20
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 676209.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Texas.
Inspection citations, 3 years
40
More than 63% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 33
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $15,642
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.2
Higher than 33% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
76%
Higher than 96% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 50%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Texas average on 9 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased17.7%15.8%13.5%Worse than state
Lose too much weight0.7%2.9%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3%0.3%0.7%Near state average
With a urinary tract infection0.0%0.8%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms2.5%2.3%13.5%Near state average
Were physically restrained0.0%0.0%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury5.6%3.2%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%96.4%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened4.9%12.9%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication10.6%17.8%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%97.0%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers2.7%3.7%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence11.2%12.5%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication13.5%9.8%15.4%Worse than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days3.472.051.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.491.971.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%88.7%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication2.2%1.4%1.5%Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.7%85.4%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission25.0%25.5%23.4%Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit21.9%12.2%11.8%Worse than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0880 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  • F-0689 2 inspections. Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  • F-0805 2 inspections. Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
  • F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  • K-0353 2 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
  • K-0923 2 inspections. Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

What its owners also hold

  • Decatur Hospital Authority has an ownership stake on file at 9 nursing homes, averaging 2.2 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Texas

  • Licensing: Texas Health and Human Services
  • File a complaint: 800-458-9858 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-252-2412. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-252-5400. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle, about 23 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance, about 26 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
  • Medical City Alliance, about 27 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.344 ratings on Google
★Jason Tally · 2026-02-01 · via Google

“Father in law was sent here for rehab and he said the nurses, one in particular has a real bad attitude. He needed help going to the bathroom in the middle of the night and the nurse the a urine container at him and told him to have at it. He is unable to use the bathroom by himself and ended up lying in urine all night long. He's also trying to recover from pneumonia and they put him in bed with …”

★★★★★Cindy Gridley · 2019-09-14 · via Google

“A year ago this month, Mother fell and broke her hip. Today, Mother is very independent with only a few needs. Decatur Medical Lodge works directly with my sister and me , giving us the peace of mind needed. Denise Dennis, along with the staff have always addressed any concerns we have. I highly recommend Decatur Medical Lodge. Thank you to all the staff.”

★mia kay · 2026-02-17 · via Google

“they don’t even take care of their patients whatsoever. do not bring any sort of relative or elder here, im genuinely not sure how they have any sort of good reviews. they’ll definitely have some lawsuits coming their way soon.”

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
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