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Heritage Place of Decatur

605 W MULBERRY ST, DECATUR, TX, 76234

(940) 627-5444

60 licensed beds

CMS rates Heritage Place of Decatur 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 26 citations across 11 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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605 W Mulberry St

Decatur, TX 76234

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

675513

Care type

Nursing home

County

Wise

Facility name

Heritage Place of Decatur

Street address

605 W MULBERRY ST

City / state / ZIP

Decatur, TX 76234

Phone

(940) 627-5444

About this facility — Heritage Place of Decatur

Heritage Place of Decatur is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Decatur, Texas. It is licensed for 60 beds — well below 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 Creative Solutions in Healthcare, a group of 150 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Heritage Place of Decatur 26 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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

Creative Solutions In Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Blake, Gary

Operational control — since 2021

Blake, Malisa

Operational control — since 2021

Creative Solutions In Healthcare Inc

Operational control — since 2021

Huggins, Linda

Managing employee — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

4 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1995-07-05

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-11-21

Nurse staffing

2.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$220 per day (≈ $6,690/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

62% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 28% private/other

Occupancy

60% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

21% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-28

2025-11-21Health inspection6 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-11-22

F-0584

D · No harm found

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 2025-11-22

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2025-11-22

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 2025-11-22

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 2025-11-22

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-11-22

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)

2024-08-08Health inspection6 citations

F-0565

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Corrected 2024-09-22

F-0635

D · No harm found

Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.

Corrected 2024-09-22

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-09-22

F-0801

D · No harm foundFood safety

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2024-09-22

F-0803

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2024-09-22

F-0908

E · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2024-09-22

2025-11-21Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

K-0372

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-10-02

K-0521

C · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2025-10-02

K-0918

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-10-02

2024-08-08Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2024-09-22

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-09-22

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-09-22

K-0511

F · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-09-22

K-0521

C · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2024-08-09

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-09-22

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-09-22

2023-06-22Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0293

C · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2023-07-22

K-0341

C · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2023-07-22

K-0521

C · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-07-22

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 675513.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Texas.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 30% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $15,642

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

2.5

Among the lowest of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

46%

Higher than 38% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 50%

Resident outcomes

On 19 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Texas average on 8 and worse on 6. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	22.4%	15.8%	13.5%	Worse than state
Lose too much weight	2.7%	2.9%	5.1%	Near state average
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	0.8%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.0%	2.3%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	6.2%	3.2%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	96.4%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	18.6%	12.9%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	11.5%	17.8%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	97.0%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	3.4%	3.7%	4.5%	Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	20.9%	12.5%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	22.5%	9.8%	15.4%	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.8%	88.7%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.2%	1.4%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	94.7%	85.4%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	32.2%	25.5%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	11.3%	12.2%	11.8%	Near state average

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.

K-0521 3 inspections. Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
K-0918 2 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

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 25 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance, about 27 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Medical City Alliance, about 29 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

The Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation, Decatur, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Decatur Medical Lodge, Decatur, about 1.7 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Bridgeport Medical Lodge, Bridgeport, about 9.4 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Springtown Park Rehabilitation and Care Center, Springtown, about 20 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Longmeadow Healthcare Center, Justin, about 21 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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