Overview
Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Texas average of 2.8. Among the 3 nursing homes in Carthage, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 78% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 1, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $151,713 in the past three years.
Briarcliff Skilled Nursing Facility is a for-profit facility with 91 certified beds, caring for about 58 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2005.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 13%
Top 17%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 1, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $151,713
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.62 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.36 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.05 hrs
- Nurse aides2.21 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 91
- Average residents per day
- 58
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 9, 2005
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes