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Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare

1802 S 31ST, TEMPLE, TX, 76504
(254) 778-4231
ensignservices.net
124 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
124
CMS facility ID
455637
Care type
Nursing home
County
Bell
Facility name
Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Street address
1802 S 31ST
City / state / ZIP
Temple, TX 76504
Phone
(254) 778-4231
Website
ensignservices.net

About this facility — Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare

Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Temple, Texas. It is licensed for 124 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 30 senior care facilities in Temple 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 Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare 41 times across 15 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $32,275 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
The Ensign Group
Ownership type
Government - Hospital district

Registered owners & officers

Eastland Memorial Hospital District
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2017
Burnam, Soon
Officer — since 2017
Caretrust Gp Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 1999
Caretrust Reit Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 1999
Ctr Partnership Lp
Additional disclosable party — since 1999
Ensign Services Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2002
Harris, Martin
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Keetch, Chad
Officer — since 2011
Shane, James
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Taylor, Stephen
Officer — since 2025
Temple Health Holdings Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 1999
Wellington Healthcare, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1986-02-14
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$32,275 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-05
Nurse staffing
3.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$310 per day (≈ $9,420/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
42% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 55% private/other
Occupancy
48% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
12% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
124
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.
2026-02-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2026-01-10
2025-08-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0644
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-08-28
11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (39 citations)
2025-06-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-06-25
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 2025-06-25
F-0726
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom 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 2025-06-25
2025-06-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0645
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2025-06-06
2024-11-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2024-09-27
2024-07-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-08-06
F-0690
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2024-08-06
2024-05-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom 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 2024-06-03
2024-04-25Health inspection7 citations
F-0558
E · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-05-30
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 2024-05-24
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-29
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-05-29
F-0756
E · No harm found
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-05-29
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 2024-05-29
2023-09-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggeredInfection control2 citations
F-0636
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2023-10-09
F-0675
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Corrected 2023-10-09
2023-03-02Health inspection9 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 2023-03-31
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 2023-03-31
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 2023-03-31
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 2023-03-31
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-03-31
F-0679
E · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-03-31
F-0692
E · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-03-31
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-03-31
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-03-31
2025-06-05Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0222
D · No harm found
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 2025-07-18
K-0344
F · No harm found
Have an alternate power supply for its alarm system.
Corrected 2025-07-18
2024-04-25Fire-safety inspection9 citations
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-05-01
K-0321
E · 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 2025-03-06
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-05-01
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-05-01
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-03-06
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-03-06
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 2025-03-06
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-05-01
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2025-03-06
2023-03-02Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0222
E · No harm found
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 2023-06-20
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-06-20

Federal penalties

2026-02-17Fine$8,281
2025-06-24Fine$15,167
2024-11-21Fine$8,827
Total fines$32,275
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 455637.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.3128 ratings on Google
★★★★★Lois Bland · 2026-07-06 · via Google

“My son is in Wellington. The staff and nurses are so pleasant and helpful. They are very patient with my son and family. It is very clean and the housekeepers are always so friendly. This is his second time here and we requested Wellington this time around. I believe if his stay is extended he will be pleased with everyone.”

★★★★★Ernesto Perez · 2026-05-07 · via Google

“Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare has some of the best care and support staff around. You can truly feel the warmth and compassion the moment you walk through the doors, and the facility is always clean and well maintained. I’ve had numerous wonderful experiences there over the years and have seen firsthand the care, attention, and support both residents and their families receive. You’re t…”

★★★★★Restorative Learning · 2026-08-06 · via Google

“The intake person Mikee was so nice and helpful getting mom in for respite She followed up with phone calls. Her persistence was very appreciated. The nurses were fabulous!”

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

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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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