Mesquite Post Acute Care
CMS rates Mesquite Post Acute Care 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 37 citations across 14 inspections in the last three years, with $12,288 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.
Public record summary
About this facility — Mesquite Post Acute Care
Mesquite Post Acute Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lubbock, Texas. It is licensed for 120 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).
It is one of 46 senior care facilities in Lubbock 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 The Ensign Group, a group of 347 facilities on this site.
Federal inspectors have cited Mesquite Post Acute Care 37 times across 14 inspections in the last three years, including 5 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $12,288 in fines. 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
Inspection record
Quality of care & staffing
Cited more than once
The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.
- F-0880 4 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-0912 3 inspections. Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- F-0761 2 inspections. 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.
- F-0578 2 inspections. 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.
- F-0755 2 inspections. Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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
- Covenant Childrens Hospital, about 0.6 miles.
- Covenant Medical Center, about 1.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
- University Medical Center, about 1.9 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Nearby facilities with inspection records
- Mi Casita Nursing and Rehabilitation, Lubbock, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
- Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center, Lubbock, about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
- Lubbock Health Care Center, Lubbock, about 0.7 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
- Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing, Lubbock, about 0.8 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
- Avir At Lubbock, Lubbock, about 1.4 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.