Cedar Creek Nursing: Medical Records Violation - TX
Inspectors cited Cedar Creek on May 8, 2026, under a deficiency category covering the safeguarding of resident-identifiable information and the maintenance of medical records in accordance with accepted professional standards. It was one of five separate deficiencies documented during the inspection.
The violation carries a scope and severity rating of D, meaning inspectors found it to be an isolated problem with no documented actual harm to residents, but with the potential for more than minimal harm. That distinction matters. A resident's medical record is the foundation of their care. It tells nurses what medications a person is taking, what conditions they are managing, what happened during the last hospitalization, what the attending physician ordered. When those records are incomplete, inaccurate, or accessible to people who shouldn't see them, the consequences can reach far beyond paperwork.
Cedar Creek has not submitted a plan of correction.
That absence is notable on its own. After a federal inspection cites a deficiency, facilities are expected to respond with a written plan describing what went wrong, what they will do to fix it, and by what date. Cedar Creek, as of the time this article was written, had not done that for this violation.
The facility sits in Bandera, a small Hill Country city of roughly 900 people west of San Antonio. For many residents, Cedar Creek is the only skilled nursing option close to home, close to family, close to the community they have lived in for decades.
The inspection report does not specify how many residents were affected, which records were involved, or whether the failure was one of maintenance, meaning records were missing or incomplete, or one of security, meaning information that should have been protected was not. Both fall under the same regulatory tag. Both carry real consequences.
An incomplete record can mean a nurse doesn't know a resident is allergic to a medication. It can mean a physician makes a treatment decision without the full picture. It can mean that when something goes wrong, there is no documentation to show what care was actually provided or when.
A privacy failure carries different but equally serious risks. Residents in nursing homes are among the most vulnerable people in the country. Many have conditions they have shared only with their care team. Many have family situations, financial circumstances, or medical histories they have every reason to keep private. When that information is mishandled, the harm is not always visible, and it is rarely reported.
The deficiency at Cedar Creek was isolated, according to inspectors. That means they did not find evidence it was widespread across the facility's resident population. But isolated does not mean unimportant, and a severity level that acknowledges potential for more than minimal harm is not a clean bill of health.
The four other deficiencies cited during the same inspection are not detailed in the materials reviewed for this article. What is clear is that federal inspectors left Cedar Creek in May with five findings against the facility, and Cedar Creek, at least on the medical records violation, has not yet told regulators how it intends to respond.
Residents and their families who have questions about a loved one's records at Cedar Creek, or about whether their information has been properly protected, can contact the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Long-Term Care Regulatory program, which oversees nursing home compliance in the state. Complaints can be filed online or by phone.
The people living at Cedar Creek did not choose to have their medical histories managed by a facility under federal citation. Most of them had no choice about being there at all.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Cedar Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from 2026-05-08 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: Official federal inspection data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Cedar Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bandera, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on May 8, 2026.
It was one of five separate deficiencies documented during the inspection.
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.