Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation
Nursing Home · 7882 S Hwy 181 (No Mail Service), Kenedy, TX 78119 · 8305839101
Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 4.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 2.1 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 2.2 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 4.8 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 3.4 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 60 |
| Ownership | For Profit - Corporation |
| Operator | Kenedy I Enterprises, Llc |
| Chain size | 149 facilities |
| Certified since | 2008-03-01 |
| CMS overall star | 3 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $ of 5 · ~$144/day reported charge (within TX) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 1 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 19 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $8,173 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 1
Recent inspection findings
The 8 most recent health-inspection deficiencies on file with CMS, newest first. Severity is the CMS scope/severity scale (A–L); G and above mean actual harm or immediate jeopardy. "Corrected" shows the date the facility certified the fix.
| Date | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. (Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies, tag 0646) | D | corrected 2025-12-06 |
| 2025-12-05 | 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 0656) | D | corrected 2025-12-06 |
| 2025-12-05 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies, tag 0657) | D | corrected 2025-12-06 |
| 2025-12-05 | 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 0689) | D | corrected 2025-12-06 |
| 2025-12-05 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0690) | D | corrected 2025-12-06 |
| 2025-12-05 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies, tag 0812) | E | corrected 2025-12-06 |
| 2025-12-05 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Infection Control Deficiencies, tag 0880) | D | corrected 2025-12-06 |
| 2024-08-30 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0583) | D | corrected 2024-08-31 |
Staffing
Nurse hours per resident per day (CMS Payroll-Based Journal) — the strongest objective predictor of care. "Expected" is what CMS's case-mix model says this facility's resident acuity calls for.
- Total nurse staffing: 3.24 hrs/resident/day (expected 4.25 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 3.69 · TX 3.27)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 0.72 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.75 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 1.52 · LPN 0.99 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 2.84 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.77 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.53 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 7 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. The quarterly column shows the four most recent quarters (Q1→Q4); benchmarks are the national percentile and the TX state median.
| Measure | 4-qtr avg | Quarterly (Q1→Q4) | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 39.5% | 38.1 → 43.5 → 40.9 → 35 | worse than 97% of US homes · TX median 8.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 7.6% | 6.4 → 6.5 → 8.2 → 9.5 | worse than 95% of US homes · TX median 3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 27.1% | 20.5 → 11.9 → 36.4 → 40 | worse than 91% of US homes · TX median 14.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 24.9% | 26.6 → 25.8 → 17.5 → 30.7 | worse than 84% of US homes · TX median 13% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 5.3% | 6.7 → 8.8 → 3 → 2.5 | worse than 63% of US homes · TX median 3.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 100% of US homes · TX median 0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 0% | 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 | better than 100% of US homes · TX median 0.3% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $144/day · $ (price tier 1 of 5 among Texas nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 86% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 12% other/private
- Texas median (quoted rates): $185/day semi-private · $250/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
Hospitals serving Karnes County
Hospitals in the same county — those with an emergency department first, then by CMS hospital star rating. Useful for transfers and emergencies.
| Hospital | City | ER | CMS star | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital | Kenedy | Yes | — | Critical access |
Compare nearby
- A- John Paul Ii Nursing Home · Kenedy
- C Bluebonnet Nursing And Rehabilitation · Karnes City
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Karnes County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.