Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

6600 9th Ave., Port Arthur, TX 77642 · (409) 962-5541
For profit - Corporation · 150 certified beds

Sabine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in January 2026, found 10 citations (the Texas average is 9.4). It was fined 4 times in the last three years, $255,629 in all.

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on January 7, 2026 found 10 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.January 7, 2026 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.January 7, 2026 · F0850 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.January 7, 2026 · F0944 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.January 7, 2026 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Assess the resident when there is a significant change in conditionJanuary 7, 2026 · F0637 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.January 7, 2026 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.January 7, 2026 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.January 7, 2026 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.January 7, 2026 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.January 7, 2026 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 11 citations.

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.May 1, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.January 13, 2026 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.November 20, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.September 22, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.September 22, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.September 22, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.September 22, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.September 22, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.August 16, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.June 17, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.June 17, 2024 · F0760 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Some

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $12,428September 22, 2025
• Fine of $17,345September 22, 2025
• Fine of $17,660August 16, 2025
• Fine of $208,196June 17, 2024

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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