Mesquite Post Acute Care
Nursing Home Facility
4510 27th St, Lubbock, TX 79410
Mesquite Post Acute Care is a senior care community located in Lubbock, TX. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Lubbock area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (806) 795-4368.
Operated by The Ensign Group, which runs 419 communities in our directory.
Mesquite Post Acute Care is licensed for 120 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Lubbock average about 137 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 52% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the Lubbock average of roughly 65%.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Lubbock average about 1.8 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2026 and recorded 11 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 80%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Lubbock County, TX.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 41 problems at Mesquite Post Acute Care. 5 findings involved harm to a resident, including 5 that put residents in immediate danger. 18 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $12,288.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, a pattern
Environmental
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Mesquite Post Acute Care offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 52%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 2.9
- Annual staff turnover 80%
- Last health inspection May 2026
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