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Rising Star Nursing Center

411 S MILLER, RISING STAR, TX, 76471
(254) 643-6700
60 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
675832
Care type
Nursing home
County
Eastland
Facility name
Rising Star Nursing Center
Street address
411 S MILLER
City / state / ZIP
Rising Star, TX 76471
Phone
(254) 643-6700

About this facility — Rising Star Nursing Center

Rising Star Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Rising Star, Texas. It is licensed for 60 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Rising Star 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 Rising Star Nursing Center 16 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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 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

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Derrick, Michele
Officer — since 2017
Donham, Guyle
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Jk Neal Realty
Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Jones, Timothy
Governing body · Director — since 2017
Keltz, Terry
Officer — since 2017
Mcculloch County Hospital District
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Neal, Joseph
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Rising Star Senior Care Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Roddie, Kirk
Officer — since 2021
Schaffner, Michael
Officer — since 2021
Whitten, Gregory
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2000-04-28
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-12-05
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$199 per day (≈ $6,050/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
58% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 32% private/other
Occupancy
59% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
28% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0656
E · 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 2025-12-09
F-0726
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-12-09
F-0740
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-12-09
2024-08-09Health inspection6 citations
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-08-30
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 2024-08-30
F-0686
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-08-30
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-30
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)
2023-06-22Health inspection4 citations
F-0700
E · 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 2023-07-07
F-0727
E · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2023-06-23
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 2023-07-10
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-07-11
2025-12-05Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2025-12-09
2024-08-09Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-08-22
2023-06-22Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-08-02
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 675832.

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Ownership & corporate history

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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
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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