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Kent County Nursing Home
⌖ Jayton, TX · Kent County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds60
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (county)
About Kent County Nursing Home
Kent County Nursing Home is a 60-bed government-run nursing home in Jayton, TX. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Texas is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 4 problems, fewer than the Texas average of 9.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 34 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Texas average of 3 hr 23 min. About 55% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $187,081 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameKent County Nursing Home
LocationKent County, Texas
Phone(806) 237-3036
Address1443 North Main, Jayton, TX 79528 · Kent County
CMS provider number745002
Ownership typeGovernment (county)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 15, 2021 (4 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection4 (Dec 2025)Texas average: 9.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 34 min a dayTexas average: 3 hr 23 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover55% a yearTexas average: 55%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties7 fines totaling $187,081Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2024 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Registered nurse time per resident20 min a dayTexas average: 26 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Texas average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs5.9%State average: 1.5%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury5.7%State average: 3.3%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.4%State average: 3.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs8.1%State average: 9.6%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.5State average: 2.2About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Texas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Texas, Medicaid pays for 66% of resident days at a typical home.
- 17% Medicaid
- 8% Medicare
- 76% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average42%Texas typical: 67%
Cost of care per resident day$124Texas typical: $270
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 4 stars in July 2022. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 8 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing3★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.6 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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