Overview
Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Port Lavaca. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 86% 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 March 27, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,827 in the past three years.
Lavaca Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a government-run facility with 130 certified beds, caring for about 97 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2020.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 27, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,827
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.94 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.28 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.91 hrs
- Nurse aides1.75 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 97
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 4, 2020
- 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