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Villages of Lake Highlands Assisted Living

8615 LULLWATER DR, DALLAS, TX, 75238
(214) 221-0444
villagesoflakehighlands.com
126 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
126
CMS facility ID
676268
Care type
Nursing home
County
Dallas
Facility name
Villages of Lake Highlands Assisted Living
Legal entity
Villages of Lake Highlands
Street address
8615 LULLWATER DR
City / state / ZIP
Dallas, TX 75238
Phone
(214) 221-0444
Website
villagesoflakehighlands.com

About this facility — Villages of Lake Highlands Assisted Living

Villages of Lake Highlands Assisted Living is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Dallas, Texas. It is licensed for 126 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 247 senior care facilities in Dallas 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 Villages of Lake Highlands Assisted Living 21 times across 17 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $29,022 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

Operator / owner
Paula Pierce
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Jsc Lake Highlands I Senior Living, Lp
Direct owner · Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2009
Eden, Kevin
Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Javelin Group Funding I, Lp
Indirect owner — since 2016
Kamran, Mubashir
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Naul, Alan
Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Village Senior Care Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Wolfe, Kelly
Operational control — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2010-11-19
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$29,022 total
Last standard inspection
2025-05-16
Nurse staffing
4.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$478 per day (≈ $14,530/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
19% Medicaid · 20% Medicare · 61% private/other
Occupancy
90% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
73% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
126
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 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-12-01Health 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 2025-11-05
2025-09-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0842
E · 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.
10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2025-08-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-08-29
2025-05-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0695
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-05-20
F-0761
E · 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 2025-05-20
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-05-20
2024-10-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2024-07-02
2024-08-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
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 2024-09-25
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-08-21
2024-04-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 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 2024-05-22
F-0760
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-02-02
2024-01-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggeredInfection control1 citation
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-02-23
2023-08-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-04
2025-05-16Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-06-04
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-05-16
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-06-04
2024-04-18Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0324
C · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-04-23
2023-02-09Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0347
D · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2023-03-01
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-03-01
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-03-01

Federal penalties

2025-08-28Fine$11,879
2024-10-24Fine$8,976
2024-04-18Fine$8,167
Total fines$29,022
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 676268.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.3257 ratings on Google
★★★★★Susanne Jefferson · 2026-07-20 · via Google

“After spending the past eight weeks after getting a total knee replacement at The Villages of Lake Highlands, I can honestly say that my experience has been exceptional. I don’t usually write reviews, but the outstanding care and kindness I received from everyone on the staff deserve to be recognized. From the day I arrived, every single person treated me with compassion, respect, and genuine conc…”

★★★★★Renardis Banks · 2026-05-09 · via Google

“As a healthcare administrator in the Navy with over 30 years of experience in the medical field, I have a very high standard for clinical coordination and operational excellence. Moving a loved one between skilled nursing facilities is always a complex undertaking, but when you add the logistics of a 300-mile relocation and the critical requirement of dialysis chair coordination, the margin for er…”

★★★★★latrice Cooper · 2026-05-08 · via Google

“Hello My Google family , as you all know I had a total knee revision on April 20th , and stayed in the hospital until April 25th . My insurance denied access to go to encompass rehabilitation, so I was told that they will approved any Skilled Nursing facility, and we all know from experience that nursing homes has distinct Oder , cold food and limited equipment like Encompass Healthsouth Rehabilit…”

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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
Federal NPI Registry (NPPES)
NPI 1265769582
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