Midland Medical Lodge: Call Light Delays Reported - TX
That finding emerged from a complaint inspection completed August 21, 2025, at the facility on Mockingbird Lane. The deficiency was tagged at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting some residents.
The Director of Nursing and the Administrator, interviewed together that afternoon, said they considered a call light answered within 15 minutes to be timely. They added a qualifier: that 15-minute window depended on what staff were doing at the time the light came on.
They said they were not aware call lights were being left on for over an hour.
The facility's own call light policy, undated, says to answer call lights promptly, especially if a bathroom light is involved. It also requires that the call light be within a resident's reach before staff leave the room.
The gap between that policy and what residents experienced had already surfaced before inspectors arrived. Minutes from the resident council meeting on June 26, 2025 — nearly two months before the inspection — recorded residents saying some of them were not getting changed in a timely manner and were waiting 30 minutes or more.
That complaint had been written down. The meeting had happened. And still, when inspectors came in August, residents were waiting over an hour.
A certified nursing assistant told inspectors she was able to answer call lights in a timely way and had not heard residents complain about waiting too long. The DON and Administrator echoed that account, saying they expected staff to answer as soon as possible.
What the resident council minutes said was different.
The call light deficiency was the only violation documented in the portion of the inspection report provided. The facility's plan of correction was not included in the report; inspectors directed anyone seeking that information to contact the nursing home or the state survey agency directly.
For a resident who needs help getting to the bathroom, an hour is not an abstract number.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Midland Medical Lodge from 2025-08-21 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
Plan of correction: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to state survey agencies and those responses may not be reflected in CMS data at the time of publication. The absence of a plan of correction in our data does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken are encouraged to contact the facility directly or their state survey agency.
Corrections may have occurred: Inspection reports reflect conditions observed on the date of the survey. Facilities may have implemented corrections, staffing changes, additional training, or other remediation since the report was issued. We report what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.
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MIDLAND MEDICAL LODGE in MIDLAND, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 21, 2025.
That finding emerged from a complaint inspection completed August 21, 2025, at the facility on Mockingbird Lane.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.