Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing
Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing in Lubbock, TX — inspection on November 4, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Observation and interview on 11/03/25 at 5:08 P.M. with Resident #6, who was lying in her bed, had a trachea and tube feeding attachments. Resident #6 did not respond to questions asked of her.
During an interview on 10/31/25 at 6:40 P.M with LVN D indicated she worked on 10/29/25 and left shift at approximately 7:30 A.M after the Administrator directed her to leave at 7:49 A.M. because he was taking over her residents, that included Resident #6.
During an interview on 11/03/25 at 9:54 A.M. with LVN B indicated the morning medications are administered between 6 A.M. and 8 A.M. LVN B said on 10/29/25 at 7 A.M. she witnessed the Administrator and ADON at the facility.
Then at approximately 10:45 A.M. she received red alerts on her electronic medication administration record, revealing resident #6, had not received her morning medications. LVN B said she was approached by the DON at 11 A.M. and she informed him Resident #6 had not received her morning medications.
Afterwards, LVN B said she witnessed ADON asking LVN C to administer Residents #6's medication; however, she explained that she could not administer her morning medications because it was too close to the next medication pass. LVN B said the nurse assigned to Hall 100, which included Residents #6, failed to show up to work at 6 A.M. and a replacement was not assigned to resident #6.
During an interview on 11/04/25 at 1:00 P.M. with the Administrator, indicated on 10/29/25 at 7:45 A.M. he witnessed the night nurse, LVN D, on duty because the day nurse failed to show up for her shift at 6 AM.
The Administrator, who is an LVN, took over LVN D's position so she could leave her night shift, which included caring for resident #6.
The Administrator said in Hall 100 he completed resident's blood sugar test and then was informed by ADON that LVN C would take over the residents on Hall 100, which included Resident #6.
The Administrator said he could not recall what time he left the residents he was caring for in Hall 100, including Resident #6; however, he confirmed the medications were not administered to Resident #6 because nobody did it.
The Administrator said this medication errors were not discovered until 11/03/25 during Health and Human Services investigation.
During an interview on 11/04/25 a
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