Overview
Palo Pinto Nursing Center 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 Mineral Wells. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 11, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $41,036 in the past three years.
Palo Pinto Nursing Center is a for-profit facility with 106 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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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Top 56%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $41,036
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.12 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.98 hrs
- Nurse aides1.73 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 106
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1991
- 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