Slaton Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
630 S 19th, Slaton, TX 79364
Slaton Care Center is a senior care community located in Slaton, TX. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Slaton area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (806) 828-6268.
Operated by Creative Solutions in Healthcare, which runs 121 communities in our directory.
Slaton Care Center is licensed for 120 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Slaton average about 111 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 34% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 1 star for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 6 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 2.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.2 hours from a registered nurse.
The community is located in Lubbock County, TX.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 20 problems at Slaton Care Center. None of them caused harm to a resident. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $23,491.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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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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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.
Slaton Care Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 34%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 2.8
- Last health inspection December 2025
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