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Kerens Care Center, Kerens, TX

Kerens, Navarro County, Texas · CCN 675867 (CMS’s record) · For-profit (Corporation) · part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities, chain average 2.1 stars)

CMS rates Kerens Care Center 2 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 70 certified beds, 40 residents a day on average. 15 citations on record from the current inspection cycles, 1 at immediate jeopardy; no fines on record. Last standard health inspection 2025-04-10.

CMS’s ratings

The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead. The averages are of CMS’s ratings across the rated homes in the state and the country, from the same file.

Overall★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5 Texas average 2.6; national 3.0
Health inspections★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Staffing★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Quality measures★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Quality: long-stay / short-stay3 / — of 5

Staffing

Total nurse staffing2.95 hours per resident per day Texas average 3.39; national 3.86
Registered nurses0.51 hours per resident per day
Weekend total2.68 hours per resident per day
Nursing staff turnover97.3% (registered nurses 83.3%) Texas average 55.3%; national 45.8%
Administrators who left1

Citations from health inspections

Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.

SurveyFindingSeverityStatus
2025-11-21
complaint survey
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0678
J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety; isolated Past Non-Compliance
2025-11-18
2025-04-30
complaint survey
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0656
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-05-01
2025-04-10 Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0558
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-04-11
2025-04-10 Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0565
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-04-11
2025-04-10 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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0584
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-04-11
2025-04-10 Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0679
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-04-11
2025-04-10 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-04-11
2025-04-10 Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0550
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-04-11
2025-04-10 Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0677
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-04-11
2025-02-26
complaint survey
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0755
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2025-03-17
2024-07-30
complaint survey
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0626
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-08-22
2024-07-30
complaint survey
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0656
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-08-22
2024-07-30
complaint survey
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0842
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-08-22
2024-05-24
complaint survey
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0689
G Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-05-25
2024-02-28 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-02-29

Fines and payment denials

No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.

Who owns and runs it

Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.

NameRoleShareSince
Creative Solutions In Healthcare Inc.
Organization
operational/managerial control2019-01-01
Blake, Gary
Individual
operational/managerial control2019-01-01
Blake, Malisa
Individual
operational/managerial control2019-01-01
Huggins, Linda
Individual
w-2 managing employee2019-01-01

What changed

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Verify this record yourself on CMS’s Care Compare page for this facility.