Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
Nursing Home Facility
4320 W 19th St, Lubbock, TX 79407
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing 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) 795-1774.
Operated by Creative Solutions in Healthcare, which runs 121 communities in our directory.
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing is licensed for 144 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Lubbock average about 137 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 41% 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 June 2026 and recorded 12 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Lubbock average about 3.3 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 99%, 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 30 problems at Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing. 3 findings involved harm to a resident, including 3 that put residents in immediate danger. 12 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $36,652.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, 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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Put residents in immediate danger, a pattern
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, a pattern
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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
Quality of Life and Care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
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, 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, 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
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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.
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Individual
- Beds / units 144
- Occupancy 41%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.0
- Annual staff turnover 99%
- Last health inspection June 2026
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