Overview
Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 3rd of 6 nursing homes in Odessa. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 83% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 8, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,724 in the past three years.
Buena Vida Nursing & Rehab Odessa is a for-profit facility with 117 certified beds, caring for about 76 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,724
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.97 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.28 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.72 hrs
- Nurse aides1.97 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 117
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 29, 1993
- 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