Overview
Hillside Medical Lodge has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Gatesville. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 58% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 11, 2025, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 68% of Texas nursing homes have been fined.
Hillside Medical Lodge is a for-profit facility with 128 certified beds, caring for about 110 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.22 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.24 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides2.06 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 128
- Average residents per day
- 110
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 16, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes