Nursing homes in Karnes County, Texas
All 3 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 2 cities in Karnes County, with the government's own quality ratings, nurse staffing versus the state median, and any federal safety flags. We take no money from any facility.
Among 3 rated homes in Karnes, 1 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 2 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.30 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. None carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open the report cards to compare staffing, inspections, fines, drug use, and preventable-harm measures before deciding.
What the CMS records show in Karnes County
- Karnes County ranks 55 of 146 Texas counties we cover for median nurse staffing.
- 1 of 3 homes report fewer nurse hours than the Texas median of 3.27. The range runs from 3.13 hours per resident per day at Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation to 3.40 at Bluebonnet Nursing & Rehabilitation.
- 2 of 3 homes paid federal fines in roughly the last three years, about $133,696 in total; the most, $125,523, was at Bluebonnet Nursing & Rehabilitation.
- The largest operator here is Creative Solutions In Healthcare, with 2 of the 3 homes.
- One home gives long-stay residents antipsychotic drugs at twice the Texas median (8.3%) or more: Kenedy Health & Rehabilitation (38.2%).
How to narrow 3 homes down
- ·The 3 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 1 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.
Once you have a shortlist, our free nursing-home tour checklist covers the 30 questions to ask and the red flags to watch for on a visit.
All 3 homes in Karnes County
- AJohn Paul Ii Nursing HomeKenedy, TX5★ overall
- FBluebonnet Nursing & RehabilitationKarnes City, TX1★ overall
- FKenedy Health & RehabilitationKenedy, TX1★ overall4% below median staffing
Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-10-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.