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Wellington Care Center

1506 Childress Street, WELLINGTON, TX, 79095

(806) 447-2777

76 licensed beds

CMS rates Wellington Care Center 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 23 citations across 10 inspections in the last three years, with $8,496 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1506 Childress Street

Wellington, TX 79095

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

675945

Care type

Nursing home

County

Collingsworth

Facility name

Wellington Care Center

Street address

1506 Childress Street

City / state / ZIP

Wellington, TX 79095

Phone

(806) 447-2777

About this facility — Wellington Care Center

Wellington Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wellington, Texas. It is licensed for 76 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Wellington 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 Wellington Care Center 23 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $8,496 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

Childress County Hospital District

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2024

Blake, Gary

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Blake, Malisa

Operational control — since 2024

Driver, James

Governing body — since 2024

Favor, Debra

Governing body — since 2024

Garrison, Reagan

Governing body — since 2024

Hathaway, Natasha

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Head, Howard

Governing body — since 2024

Holcomb, Holly

Governing body · Officer — since 2024

Huggins, Linda

Director — since 2024

Inman, John

Governing body — since 2024

Johnson, Larry

Governing body — since 2024

Pickard, Bethany

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Pierce, Brian

Governing body — since 2024

Stratton, Emilee

Governing body · Officer — since 2025

Wellington I Enterprises, Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Willig, Zachary

Director — since 2025

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

2003-01-13

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$8,496 total

Last standard inspection

2026-01-30

Nurse staffing

3.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$206 per day (≈ $6,260/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

79% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 19% private/other

Occupancy

48% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

26% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 2026-11-06. 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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0805

J · Immediate jeopardyFood safetyFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

2026-01-30Health inspection3 citations

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2026-02-03

F-0812

F · 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 2026-02-03

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-03

8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (19 citations)

2025-07-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0627

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

Corrected 2025-07-08

2025-06-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0583

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-07-02

2024-10-17Health inspection3 citations

F-0561

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2024-10-18

F-0584

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-10-31

F-0812

F · 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 2024-10-18

2023-10-10Health 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 2023-10-02

2023-09-29Health inspection4 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2023-10-20

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 2023-10-20

F-0656

D · 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 2023-10-20

F-0812

D · 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 2023-10-20

2026-01-30Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0211

D · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2026-03-14

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-02-26

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2026-02-06

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2026-02-10

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-02-03

2024-10-17Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0341

F · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2024-11-06

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-11-01

2023-09-29Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-11-02

Federal penalties

2026-05-13Fine$8,496

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 675945.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Texas.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 22% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

$8,496

More than 39% of nursing homes in the state

State median: $15,642

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

3.1

Higher than 25% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

31%

Higher than 7% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 50%

Resident outcomes

On 18 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Texas average on 12 and worse on 4. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	7.8%	15.8%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	1.8%	2.9%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.3%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	0.8%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	0.8%	2.3%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	6.7%	3.2%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	96.4%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	8.4%	12.9%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	11.1%	17.8%	19.5%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	97.0%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	5.9%	3.7%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	6.3%	12.5%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	17.3%	9.8%	15.4%	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	88.7%	82.3%	Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	1.4%	1.5%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.8%	25.5%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	7.4%	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-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

What its owners also hold

Childress County Hospital District has an ownership stake on file at 11 nursing homes, averaging 2.8 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.

Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

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

Collingsworth General Hospital, about 0.5 miles.
Harmon Memorial Hospital, about 20 miles.
Shamrock General Hospital, about 24 miles.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Memphis Convalescent Center, Memphis, about 20 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Colonial Manor Ii, Hollis, about 20 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Avir At Childress, Childress, about 29 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Mclean Care Center, Mclean, about 34 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Clarendon Nursing Home, Clarendon, about 38 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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