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Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

6600 NINTH AVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX, 77642

(409) 962-5541

150 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

6600 Ninth Ave

Port Arthur, TX 77642

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Bed capacity

150

CMS facility ID

675172

Care type

Nursing home

County

Jefferson

Facility name

Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Street address

6600 NINTH AVE

City / state / ZIP

Port Arthur, TX 77642

Phone

(409) 962-5541

About this facility — Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Port Arthur, Texas. It is licensed for 150 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Port Arthur 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 Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 46 times across 14 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $278,815 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

Cascades Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

9th Avenue Operations, Llc

Operational control — since 2026

Christensen, Covey

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2026

Davidson, James

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Ikerd, John

Operational control — since 2026

Mcmahon, Michael

Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Murrell, Edward

Director — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

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

Licensed / certified since

1993-08-30

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

19 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$278,815 total

Last standard inspection

2026-01-07

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$286 per day (≈ $8,690/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

8% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 84% private/other

Occupancy

57% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

3% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

150

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.

2026-05-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-05-16

2026-01-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2026-01-14

11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (44 citations)

2026-01-07Health inspection10 citations

F-0580

E · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2026-02-06

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2026-02-06

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2026-02-06

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 2026-02-06

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2026-02-06

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2026-02-06

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 2026-02-06

F-0850

E · No harm found

Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.

Corrected 2026-02-06

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-06

F-0944

E · No harm found

Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.

Corrected 2026-02-06

2025-11-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0656

D · 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 2025-12-12

2025-09-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

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 2025-09-23

F-0755

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-02-10

F-0760

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-02-10

F-0761

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Corrected 2025-09-23

F-0880

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-23

2025-08-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0600

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

2024-10-16Health inspection4 citations

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2024-11-05

F-0727

F · 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 2024-11-05

F-0758

E · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2024-11-05

F-0842

E · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-11-05

2024-06-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0755

K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-07-10

F-0760

K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-07-10

2023-10-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0580

K · Immediate jeopardyFrom 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 2023-10-06

F-0760

K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2023-10-06

2023-09-13Health inspection12 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0577

C · No harm found

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0583

E · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0644

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-10-13

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 2023-10-13

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0727

D · 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 2023-10-13

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0758

D · No harm found

Corrected 2023-10-13

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2023-10-13

2023-08-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0656

G · Actual harmFrom 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 2023-09-01

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-09-01

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-09-01

2026-01-07Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-02-06

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-02-06

2024-10-16Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0342

F · No harm found

Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.

Corrected 2024-11-05

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-05

Federal penalties

2025-09-22Fine$12,428

2025-09-22Fine$17,345

2025-08-16Fine$17,660

2024-06-17Fine$208,196

2023-09-13Fine$23,186

Total fines$278,815

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 675172.

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Original records

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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