Overview
Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. Among the 2 nursing homes in Wharton, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 61% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 28, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $43,280 in the past three years.
Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a government-run facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 86 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
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 50%
Top 77%
Top 82%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 28, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $43,280
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.39 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides1.97 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 86
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 6, 1994
- 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