Crockett County Care Center
102 Medical Drive, Ozona, TX 76943 · Crockett County · (325) 392-3096
50 certified beds, about 25 residents a day · Government - County · Medicaid since 1985
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 45E852 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 12, 2025, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Texas average is 9.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 6 health citations since March 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 5.23 hours per resident per day, against 3.39 across Texas and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.05 of those hours.
51.1% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Texas average 55.3%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 6 health citations on file.
June 12, 2025Standard inspection · 3 citations
- F 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to designate a registered nurse to serve as the director of nursing on a full-time basis for 1 of 1 DON (DON) reviewed for DON coverage. The facility failed to have a full-time DON as of September of 2024 through 6/11/2025. This failure could place residents at risk of lack or nursing oversight and a higher level of care.
- E 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility were labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles, which included the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions, and the expiration date when applicable for 1 of 3 medication carts (Nurse Cart) and 1 of 1 medication storage room reviewed for medication storage. 1. The facility failed to ensure 2 of 2 insulin pens were labeled with an open date in the Nurse Medication Cart. 2. The facility failed to ensure the medication room was free of expired medications. These failures could place residents at risk of not receiving the therapeutic benefit of medications or adverse reactions to medications.
- E Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 2 (Resident #5 and Resident #20) of 3 residents reviewed for infection control. 1. CNA D failed to change her gloves when going from dirty to clean and failed to perform hand hygiene when she provided incontinent care to Resident #20. 2. CNA C failed to change her gloves when going from dirty to clean and failed to perform hand hygiene when she provided incontinent care to Resident #5. These failures could place residents at risk for cross contamination and the spread of infection.
May 9, 2024Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- E Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure that residents had the right to examine the results of the most recent survey of the facility conducted by Federal or State surveyors and any plan of correction in effect with respect to the facility; and were posted in a place readily accessible to residents, and family members and legal representatives of residents for 7 of 7 residents interviewed in a confidential group meeting. The facility failed to have the survey results book readily accessible for the residents to review. This failure could place residents at risk of not being able to fully exercise their rights to be informed of the facility's survey history.
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive, person-centered care plan for each resident that included measurable objectives and time frames to meet, attain, and/or maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for 2 of 14 residents (Resident #5 and Resident #31) reviewed for care plans. 1. The facility failed to ensure that Resident #5 had a care plan in place for her use of diuretic medication related to her diagnosis of edema. 2. The facility failed to ensure that Resident #31 had care plans in place for her diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and her use of insulin. These failures could affect residents by placing them at risk of not receiving individualized care and services to meet their needs.
March 16, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure residents received services in the facility with reasonable accommodation of each resident's needs for 1 (residents who were in their rooms during observation) of 29 residents reviewed for call lights: Resident #12's call light was out of reach. This deficient practice could affect residents who need assistance with activities of daily living of not having needs met. Findings Include: Review of Resident #12's admission Record dated, 3/16/23, revealed he was a [AGE] year-old male admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses that included hemiplegia and hemiparesis (paralysis) following a stroke affecting the right side. Review of Resident #12's quarterly MDS Assessment, dated 2/22/23, revealed: He had a mental status exam of 13 of 15 (indicating he was cognitively intact). [...]
Fire safety inspections
10 fire safety citations on file: 6 on June 12, 2025, 4 on May 9, 2024.
Every fire safety citation10 citations
- F Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- F Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- E 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.
- E Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 5.23 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.34 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.30 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 51.1% | 55.3% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 54.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.49 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 5.59 on weekdays and 4.34 on weekends, 22% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.2% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.06 in April to June 2025 to 5.23 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 5.23 | 1.05 | 5.59 | 4.34 | 1.2% | 0 of 90 | 25 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 5.54 | 0.99 | 5.85 | 4.77 | 2.0% | 0 of 92 | 25 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.90 | 0.76 | 5.18 | 4.18 | 9.2% | 3 of 92 | 28 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 5.06 | 0.56 | 5.49 | 3.99 | 14.7% | 0 of 91 | 32 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Texas, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.33 | 0.40 | 3.50 | 2.93 | 2.2% | 0.7% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership data not available |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 9, 2024: "Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies."
- How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 12, 2025: "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."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 12, 2025: "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."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 12, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
Texas contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Texas. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Resident advocate: Texas Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, 800-252-2412. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
Common questions
- What is Crockett County Care Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Crockett County Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Crockett County Care Center get at its last inspection?
- 3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on June 12, 2025. The Texas average is 9.4.
- Has Crockett County Care Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Crockett County Care Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Crockett County Care Center?
- CMS lists 1 owner or manager. Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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