Overview
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 10th of 14 nursing homes in Lubbock. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 81% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 11, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $36,652 in the past three years.
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing is a for-profit facility with 144 certified beds, caring for about 60 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004.
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.
Top 72%
Top 84%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $36,652
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.71 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.64 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.90 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 60
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 30, 2004
- 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