Palo Duro Nursing Home
Nursing Home · 405 S Collins St, Claude, TX 79019 · 8062265121
B
graded on 75% of our rubric
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Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 4.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 2.0 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 2.5 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 3.8 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 66 |
| Ownership | For Profit - Corporation |
| Operator | Childress County Hospital District |
| Chain size | 19 facilities |
| Certified since | 1986-02-19 |
| CMS overall star | 4 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
| Price tier | $ of 5 · ~$209/day reported charge (within TX) |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 0 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 21 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $0 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Resident Rights Deficiencies, tag 0550) | D | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies, tag 0641) | D | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0679) | E | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. (Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies, tag 0699) | D | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies, tag 0727) | E | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-08-20 | Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. (Administration Deficiencies, tag 0839) | D | corrected 2025-09-19 |
| 2025-07-15 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. (Administration Deficiencies, tag 0940) | E | corrected 2025-08-08 |
| 2024-07-30 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. (Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies, tag 0638) | E | corrected 2024-08-30 |
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: 3.05 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.50 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 3.69 · TX 3.27)
- Registered-nurse staffing: 0.47 hrs/resident/day (expected 0.61 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected) (US median 0.58)
- Breakdown: nurse aide 1.55 · LPN 1.03 hrs/resident/day
- Weekend total staffing: 2.73 hrs/resident/day (expected 3.10 for this facility's resident acuity — below expected)
- Annual nursing-staff turnover: 78.6% (US median 45.3% · lower is better)
- Resident acuity (nursing case-mix index): 1.26 (1.0 ≈ national average; higher = more care-intensive residents)
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 8 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 whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 29.6% | 44.8 → 33.3 → 25.8 → 16.1 | worse than 95% of US homes · TX median 14.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 34.6% | 32 → · → · → 26.1 | worse than 95% of US homes · TX median 8.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 23.5% | not reported | worse than 81% of US homes · TX median 13% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 4.2% | 8.1 → 5.7 → 2.7 → 0 | worse than 70% of US homes · TX median 3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0.7% | 2.8 → 0 → 0 → 0 | worse than 64% of US homes · TX median 0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 4.6% | 8.1 → 2.9 → 4.6 → 2.9 | worse than 54% of US homes · TX median 3.4% |
| 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% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 0% | not reported | better than 100% of US homes · TX median 0.7% |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $209/day · $ (price tier 1 of 5 among Texas nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-09. 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): 73% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 21% other/private · 55% occupancy
- 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.
Full interactive report card → Facility's own website ↗ CMS Care Compare ↗
Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Armstrong County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.