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Songbird Lodge

2500 Songbird Circle, BROWNWOOD, TX, 76801
(325) 646-4750
songbirdnursing.com
121 licensed beds

CMS rates Songbird Lodge 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 25 citations across 11 inspections in the last three years, with $10,210 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★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
121
CMS facility ID
675959
Care type
Nursing home
County
Brown
Facility name
Songbird Lodge
Street address
2500 Songbird Circle
City / state / ZIP
Brownwood, TX 76801
Phone
(325) 646-4750
Website
songbirdnursing.com

About this facility — Songbird Lodge

Songbird Lodge is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brownwood, Texas. It is licensed for 121 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in Brownwood 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 Songbird Lodge 25 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $10,210 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Creative Solutions In Healthcare
Ownership type
Government - Hospital district

Registered owners & officers

Blake, Gary
Operational control — since 2022
Blake, Malisa
Operational control — since 2022
Brownwood Iv Enterprises, Llc
Operational control — since 2022
Huggins, Linda
Director — since 2022
Mak, David
Officer — 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
2003-04-10
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
10 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$10,210 total
Last standard inspection
2025-12-11
Nurse staffing
3.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$233 per day (≈ $7,080/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
50% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 42% private/other
Occupancy
61% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
16% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
121
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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.
2025-12-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations
F-0577
C · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2025-12-12
F-0641
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-12-12
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 2025-12-12
F-0728
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Corrected 2025-12-12
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 2025-12-12
F-0801
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
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 2025-12-12
F-0803
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
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 2025-12-12
F-0812
F · 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 2025-12-12
F-0849
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2025-12-12
F-0867
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2025-12-12
2025-12-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0761
E · 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 2025-12-10
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (14 citations)
2025-03-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0728
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Corrected 2025-03-15
F-0730
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2025-03-15
2024-09-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-09-07
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 2024-09-07
2023-07-11Health inspection3 citations
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-08-01
F-0698
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-08-01
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 2023-08-01
2025-12-11Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-12-11
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-01-06
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2026-01-06
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-12-11
2024-09-06Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0222
K · Immediate jeopardy
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-09-18
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-09-18
2023-07-11Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-08-02

Federal penalties

2024-09-06Fine$10,210
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 675959.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Texas.
Inspection citations, 3 years
25
More than 27% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 33
Federal fines, 3 years
$10,210
More than 41% of nursing homes in the state
State median: $15,642
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.1
Higher than 33% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
64%
Higher than 84% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 50%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Texas average on 12 and worse on 5. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased27.2%15.8%13.5%Worse than state
Lose too much weight0.0%2.9%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.0%0.3%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection0.0%0.8%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms0.0%2.3%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.0%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury5.2%3.2%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%96.4%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened1.8%12.9%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication16.6%17.8%19.5%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%97.0%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers4.7%3.7%4.5%Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.7%12.5%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication0.8%9.8%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2.412.051.81Worse than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.541.971.69Worse than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%88.7%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.9%1.4%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%85.4%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission27.9%25.5%23.4%Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit10.2%12.2%11.8%Better than state
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.

  • F-0761 3 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-0728 2 inspections. Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
  • K-0372 2 inspections. Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

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

  • Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
  • Coleman County Medical Center Company, about 27 miles.
  • Comanche County Medical Center, about 33 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.444 ratings on Google
★★★★★L Linz · 2021-05-15 · via Google

“My sister has been at Songbird Lodge since 4/13/2019. I am very pleased with the compassion and caring of the staff at Songbird Lodge. The staff has also helped me whenever I have a concern. I brought her to Songbird from a terrible nursing home. She has blossomed since she has been there both physically and emotionally. She loves everyone there as I do. The staff meets with the family and t…”

★★★★Kevin Davis · 2022-06-02 · via Google

“After a stay in a hospital in Ft Worth I was tasked with placing my Mother in a Skilled Nursing Facility for rehab and recovery. At my request a friend checked out a few of the Places in town and I settled on Songbird Lodge for her 30 days. I can't say that the Staff and I started off great, but after a few conversations about my mothers specific needs and care, we have made a great turn and she …”

★★★★★Nancy Williams · 2021-12-15 · via Google

“Songbird Lodge is dear to my heart. The staff is so friendly and willing to help in anyway possible. I love how the patient are so well tended too and have the biggest smiles on their faces. Songbird makes everyone feel like family and makes everyone feel at home. I could go on and on about all their staff. They are truly a wonderful facility to visit.”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
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