Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation
7882 South Highway 181, Kenedy, TX 78119 · Karnes County · (830) 583-9101
60 certified beds, about 46 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 2008
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 676173 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 5, 2025, inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Texas average is 9.4, the national average 9.2).
Of 20 health citations since July 2023, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 2 fines totaling $10,063 in the last three years; the largest was $8,173, and the latest is dated June 28, 2026.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.13 hours per resident per day, against 3.39 across Texas and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.57 of those hours.
CMS links it to Creative Solutions in Healthcare, an affiliated group of 149 nursing homes.
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 20 health citations on file.
June 28, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the services provided or arranged by the facility, as outlined by the comprehensive care plan, meet professional standards of quality for 1 of 5 residents (Residents #1) reviewed for following physician orders. The facility failed to obtain a specialty care follow up appointment to the urologist for Resident #1 ordered post hospitalization on 1/7/26 after the insertion of a supra pubic catheter. Resident #1 was transferred to the hospital on 6/23/26 related to a change in condition and was diagnosed with sepsis and a urinary tract infection while at the hospital. These failures could place the residents at risk of not having their individual needs met and of not receiving adequate care and medical interventions to maintain their health and prevent worsening health conditions.
December 5, 2025Standard inspection · 7 citations
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 1 kitchen. The facility failed to ensure a bag of biscuits was properly sealed in the reach in freezer. This failure could place residents who received meals and/or snacks from the kitchen at risk for food borne illness.
- D Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to notify the state mental health authority or state intellectual disability authority, as applicable, promptly after a significant change in the mental or physical condition of a resident who has mental illness or intellectual disability for resident review for one of one PASRR positive resident (Resident #47) who had a significant change in mental or physical condition. The facility failed to notify the LMHA of Resident #47's significant change in mental and physical status after submitting a significant change MDS on 10/22/2025. This failure could potentially result in PASRR positive residents receiving services of not having their needs evaluated to determine if additional services were required.
- 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 observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for each resident, consistent with resident rights, that includes measurable objectives and timeframes to meet a resident's mental, nursing, and mental and psychosocial needs that are identified in the comprehensive assessment and to ensure the comprehensive care plan described the services that were to be furnished to attain or maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, including the right to refuse treatment, for 1 of 18 residents (Residents #5) reviewed for comprehensive care plans. The facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan that addressed Resident #5's self-care of his indwelling catheter. [...]
- D Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a comprehensive care plan was reviewed and revised by the interdisciplinary team after each assessment, including both the comprehensive and quarterly review assessments for 1 of 18 residents (Residents #7) reviewed for care plans, in that: The facility failed to revise Resident #7's comprehensive care plan to reflect the resident's change in hearing status. This deficient practice could place residents with a decline at risk of receiving proper care.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident's environment was free from accident hazards over which the facility had control and provided supervision and assistive devices to each resident to prevent avoidable accidents for 1 of 6 residents (Resident #3) whose care was reviewed for accidents and hazards, in that: The facility failed to complete quarterly smoking risk assessments for Resident #3. This deficient practice could affect residents who used tobacco and could result in avoidable accidents from improper supervision during tobacco use.
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident who was incontinent of bladder received appropriate treatment and service to prevent urinary tract infections and to restore continence to the extent possible for 1 of 5 (Resident #53) residents reviewed for incontinent care. The facility failed to ensure CNA A thoroughly cleaned Resident #53's buttocks and anal area during incontinent care. This deficient practice could place residents at-risk for infection and/or skin breakdown.
- D 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 disease and infection for 1 of 5 resident (Resident #53) reviewed for infection control, in that: 1. The facility failed to ensure CNA A washed her hands before starting to provide incontinent care for Resident #53. 2. The facility failed to ensure CNA A sanitized between her fingers while she provided incontinent care for Resident #53. These deficient practices could place residents at-risk for infection due to improper care practices. Record review of Resident #53's face sheet, dated 12/04/2025, revealed an admission date of 11/29/2024. Resident #53 had diagnoses which included: [...]
August 30, 2024Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 7 citations
- E 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents have a right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely, for 1 of 2 shower rooms (Shower room [ROOM NUMBER]) and 2 of 26 resident rooms (Rooms #17 and #24) reviewed for safe, clean, and comfortable environment. The facility failed to repair missing and detached floor molding in a resident's room, replace a broken overhead light in a resident's shower room, and repair a scratched standing clothes closet in a resident's room. This deficient practice could place residents at risk of a diminished quality of life due to exposure to an environment that is unpleasant, unsanitary, and unsafe.
- E Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remains as free of accident hazards as is possible for 1 of 2 shower rooms (Shower room [ROOM NUMBER]) reviewed for accidents and hazards, in that The facility failed to keep hazardous items out of reach of residents in a shower room. This deficient practice could place residents at risk of a diminished quality of life due to exposure to an environment that is unpleasant, unsanitary, and unsafe.
- D Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents have a right to personal privacy; personal privacy includes accommodations, medical treatment, written and telephone communications, and personal care, for 1 of 4 residents (Resident #40) reviewed for privacy, in that: CNAs A and B did not completely close Resident #40's privacy curtain while providing catheter/incontinent care. This deficient practice could place residents at-risk of loss of dignity due to lack of privacy.
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident who was incontinent of bladder received appropriate treatment and services to prevent urinary tract infections for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #41) reviewed for incontinent care, in that: The facility failed to ensure CNA C thoroughly cleaned Resident #41 while providing incontinent care. This deficient practice could place residents at-risk for infection and skin break down due to improper care practices.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents who needed respiratory care were provided such care, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan and the residents' goals and preferences for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #8) reviewed for respiratory care. The facility failed to ensure Resident #8's oxygen concentrator was not dirty. That failure could place residents who required respiratory treatments at risk of receiving inadequate respiratory treatments and could result in a decline in health.
- D Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain clinical records in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices that are complete and accurately documented for 1 of 18 residents (Resident #8) observed for accuracy of medical records in that: The facility failed to have an appropriate order regarding the maintenance of Resident #8's oxygen concentrator. This deficient practice could place residents at risk for errors in care and treatment.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to 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 disease and infection for 1 of 4 residents (Resident #41) reviewed for infection control, in that: CNA C did not change her gloves or wash her hands after providing incontinent care for Resident #41. These deficient practices could place residents at-risk for infection due to improper care practices.
August 8, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- J Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as possible and each resident received adequate supervision to prevent accidents for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for accidents and supervision, in that: The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 did not elope from the facility without staff knowing on the evening of 4/8/2024. The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The IJ began on 4/8/2024 and ended on 4/9/2024. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began. This deficient practice could place residents at-risk of harm, serious injury, or death.
July 21, 2023Standard inspection · 4 citations
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to provide an MDS assessment that accurately reflected the resident's status for one resident (#41) of 8 residents reviewed for accurate assessments in that: Resident #41's chronic pain and cardiac pacemaker were not listed as active diagnoses on his MDS assessment. This deficient practice could affect residents who receive MDS assessments and could result in missed care.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remains as free of accident hazards as is possible for one resident (#4) out of 5 residents reviewed for accident hazards in that: LVN A disposed of the lancet she used to check Resident #4's blood glucose level in the regular trash container on the medication cart and not the sharps container. This deficient practice could affect residents and could result in injury.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record reviews. the facility failed to ensure that a resident who needs respiratory care, including tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning is provided such care consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan and the residents goals and preferences for one resident (#29) of three residents reviewed for oxygen therapy, in that: Resident #29's oxygen was set to 4L/NC instead of 3L/NC as ordered by the physician. This deficient practice could affect residents who receive oxygen therapy and could result in respiratory distress.
- D 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 observation, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure all drugs and biologicals are stored locked compartments and permit only authorized personnel to have access to the keys for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #19) reviewed for storage of medications, in that: Resident #19 had what appeared to be and smelled like cough medicine at his bedside in a specimen cup and an empty brown pill container without a label. This deficient practice could place residents at risk of ingesting unknown medications not ordered by their physicians in an unsupervised manner.
Fire safety inspections
18 fire safety citations on file: 5 on December 5, 2025, 7 on August 30, 2024, 6 on July 21, 2023.
Every fire safety citation18 citations
- F Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- F Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
- F Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2026 | Fine | $1,890 |
| August 8, 2024 | Fine | $8,173 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
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) | 3.13 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.86 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.51 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 55.3% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 54.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 4.44 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 3.23 on weekdays and 2.86 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.00 in April to June 2025 to 3.13 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 | 3.13 | 0.57 | 3.23 | 2.86 | 0.0% | 1 of 90 | 46 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.24 | 0.72 | 3.39 | 2.84 | 0.0% | 1 of 92 | 45 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.04 | 0.55 | 3.13 | 2.79 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 46 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.00 | 0.51 | 3.13 | 2.66 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 48 |
| 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 | 27.5 | 15.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 22.2 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 38.2 | 9.6 | 15.4 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: KENEDY I ENTERPRISES, LLC. CMS links this home to Creative Solutions in Healthcare, a group of 149 nursing homes averaging 2.1 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huggins, Linda | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 07/01/2010 | |
| Creative Solutions in Healthcare Inc | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/01/2010 | |
| Blake, Gary | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/01/2010 | |
| Blake, Malisa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/01/2010 |
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 you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 8 problems in this area, most recently on December 5, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 6 problems in this area, most recently on June 28, 2026: "Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 5, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- 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 August 30, 2024: "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."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.86 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 2.98.
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
Other nursing homes nearby
- John Paul II Nursing Home Kenedy, 2.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Bluebonnet Nursing & Rehabilitation Karnes City, 10.7 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 42 citations
- Yorktown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Yorktown, 24.7 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 14 citations
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 Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation 1 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 1 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation get at its last inspection?
- 7 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 5, 2025. The Texas average is 9.4.
- Has Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 2 fines totaling $10,063 in the last three years.
- Does Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation?
- CMS lists 4 owners and managers, and links the home to Creative Solutions in Healthcare. Legal business name: KENEDY I ENTERPRISES, LLC.
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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