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Mission Ridge Rehab & Nursing Center

401 SWIFT STREET, REFUGIO, TX, 78377
(361) 526-9223
90 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
90
CMS facility ID
676491
Care type
Nursing home
County
Refugio
Facility name
Mission Ridge Rehab & Nursing Center
Street address
401 SWIFT STREET
City / state / ZIP
Refugio, TX 78377
Phone
(361) 526-9223

About this facility — Mission Ridge Rehab & Nursing Center

Mission Ridge Rehab & Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Refugio, Texas. It is licensed for 90 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Refugio and 1,178 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Mission Ridge Rehab & Nursing Center 25 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $37,698 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 August 31, 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 - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Blake, Gary
Operational control — since 2021
Blake, Malisa
Operational control — since 2021
Creative Solutions In Healthcare Inc
Operational control — since 2022
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
2020-08-14
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$37,698 total
Last standard inspection
2026-02-26
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$235 per day (≈ $7,140/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
81% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 14% private/other
Occupancy
49% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
15% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
90
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 2026-08-31. 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2026-06-05
2026-02-26Health inspection5 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-03-06
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 2026-03-06
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-03-06
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 2026-03-06
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-06
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)
2026-02-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0583
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2026-02-06
2025-09-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-09-12
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 2025-06-30
2024-11-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations
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 2024-11-24
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-11-24
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 2024-11-24
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-11-24
F-0761
D · 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 2024-11-24
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-11-24
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-24
2024-10-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0623
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-10-11
F-0656
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-10-11
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-10-11
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 2024-10-11
F-0921
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-10-11
2023-08-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0578
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2023-08-04
F-0692
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-08-04
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-08-04
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-04

Federal penalties

2025-09-11Fine$14,325
2024-11-23Fine$15,216
2024-10-10Fine$8,157
Total fines$37,698
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 676491.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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