Nursing homes in Lavaca County, Texas
All 6 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 4 cities in Lavaca 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 6 rated homes in Lavaca, 2 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 0 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.14 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 Lavaca County
- Lavaca County ranks 93 of 146 Texas counties we cover for median nurse staffing.
- 4 of 6 homes report fewer nurse hours than the Texas median of 3.27. The range runs from 2.59 hours per resident per day at Yoakum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center to 3.43 at Stevens Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Of Halle.
- 2 of 6 homes paid federal fines in roughly the last three years, about $22,451 in total; the most, $13,627, was at Yoakum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center.
- 50% of homes here are for-profit, below the Texas share of 71%. How ownership tracks quality.
- The largest operator here is Wellsential Health, with 3 of the 6 homes.
- One home gives long-stay residents antipsychotic drugs at twice the Texas median (8.3%) or more: Paradigm At Stevens (25.7%).
How to narrow 6 homes down
- ·The 6 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 2 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 6 homes in Lavaca County
- AStevens Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Of HalleHallettsville, TX5★ overall
- AShady Oak Nursing And RehabilitationMoulton, TX5★ overall13% below median staffing
- CShiner Nursing And Rehabilitation CenterShiner, TX3★ overall4% below median staffing
- DParadigm At StevensYoakum, TX2★ overall
- DHallettsville Nursing And Rehabilitation CenterHallettsville, TX2★ overall4% below median staffing
- DYoakum Nursing And Rehabilitation CenterYoakum, TX2★ overall21% below median staffing
Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-10-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.