Amarillo Medical Lodge

    9 Medical Dr, Amarillo, TX 79106
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.64·(400)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      3.2
    • Amenities

      3.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong physical, occupational, and speech therapy program
    • Compassionate and engaged nursing and therapy staff
    • Clean, well-maintained and recently remodeled environment
    • Active, varied activities program and social events
    • Effective discharge planning and transition coordination
    • Helpful administrative assistance with insurance and Medicaid
    • Attentive housekeeping services
    • Home-style meals with alternative menu options
    • Family-like interpersonal atmosphere and resident engagement
    • Comprehensive service offerings (respite, long‑term, outpatient rehab)
    • Consistently praised individual caregivers and therapists
    • Responsive front-desk and social-work support

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing responsiveness and long call‑light response times
    • Variable clinical-skill consistency (wound care, dressing changes)
    • Staffing shortages and high staff turnover
    • Delays and inconsistencies in medication administration and pain management
    • Unreliable meal-service timing and food temperature control
    • Inconsistent infection-control and isolation practice adherence
    • Variable staff conduct and communication tone toward residents and families
    • Management and leadership oversight inconsistencies
    • Property-management and documentation gaps
    • Room comfort and privacy limitations (semi‑private rooms, small showers, temperature control)
    • Care continuity and interdepartmental communication gaps

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews reflect a facility with a strong rehabilitation identity and many staff who deliver meaningful clinical and social support, but also a pattern of operational inconsistencies that families should weigh. Therapy services—physical, occupational and speech—are repeatedly described as a clear strength: therapists are credited with measurable functional gains, engaging programming, and a rehab focus that helps many residents return home. Housekeeping and facility upkeep also receive frequent positive mention; recent remodeling and generally clean common areas are common observations.

    Clinical care quality appears mixed. Many reviewers praise individual nurses, CNAs and therapists for compassionate, attentive care and good coordination with physicians and discharge planners. At the same time, there are repeated accounts of long delays responding to call lights, inconsistent medication timing (including delays obtaining pain/nausea relief), and variable wound‑care practices. These narratives point to uneven clinical skill application across shifts and staff roles rather than uniformly poor clinical capability.

    Staffing and culture present a polarized picture. Numerous reviewers describe a warm, family‑like atmosphere, engaged activity staff, and specific employees who go above and beyond—some families cite particularly helpful administrative staff who assist with insurance and transitions. Conversely, other accounts detail understaffing, high turnover, inconsistent training among CNAs, and episodes of poor communication or an unfriendly tone from some personnel. This variability suggests that resident experience can depend strongly on unit assignment, shift, or individual caregivers.

    Dining and hospitality receive both praise and criticism. Several families compliment the kitchen team, homemade meals and willingness to accommodate special requests, while others note problems with meal timing, cold trays, limited snack delivery, and a preference for sweeter beverage options. Facility comfort comments are similarly mixed: many describe pleasant rooms and a well‑kept environment, but some note small shower spaces, semi‑private room limitations, and temperature control issues in particular areas.

    Management and oversight responses also show divergence. Positive reviews credit effective administrators and nursing leadership who facilitate care coordination and smooth transitions. Contrasting feedback cites distracted leadership, inconsistent responsiveness to family concerns, and operational lapses that some families escalated to external agencies. Taken together, the pattern indicates reliable strengths in rehabilitation, therapy engagement, housekeeping, and standout individual staff members, paired with recurring operational weaknesses in staffing consistency, timely assistance, medication and wound‑care processes, dining logistics, and leadership follow‑through. Prospective residents and families should visit in person, ask about staffing levels and wound/medication protocols, and identify who will be the primary clinical and administrative contacts during a stay.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Amarillo Medical Lodge is located at 9 Medical Dr, Amarillo, TX, 79106.

    About Amarillo Medical Lodge

    Amarillo Medical Lodge sits east of the VA Medical Center, between West Amarillo Boulevard and the Amarillo Country Club, and you'll find it offers round-the-clock nursing in a modern skilled nursing facility with 102 beds in private and semi-private rooms, where residents always get state-of-the-art care for short-term or long-term needs. It belongs to Booker Hospital District, with oversight by Christopher Cantrell since December 2023 and management from Rowlett Creek Healthcare LLC; The Ensign Group is also affiliated. The place makes sure residents get help with bathing, dressing, and daily visits, and the in-house therapy programs cover physical, occupational, and speech therapies, as well as rehabilitation for things like joint replacement, post-surgery recovery, stroke, and wound care, and it offers respiratory care and focuses on keeping care plans tailored to each person with input from families, doctors, and staff. Amarillo Medical Lodge's care team provides skilled nursing around the clock, with an emphasis on both comfort and regaining strength and mobility, and it has programs built for staying active, including art classes, fitness programs, social events, community outings, monthly calendars full of different activities, plus worship services right on site. Meals come from nutrition and dietary services that stick to approved standards and proper food handling, with staff following infection prevention programs, working to manage deficiencies, since the facility has had issues before with infection control and food safety, and they're always working to meet care and safety rules. Residents can expect housekeeping and laundry services, walk-in showers, patio areas, well-kept grounds, nutritious meals, and transportation when needed, and there are both studio and companion apartment options for a choice of living arrangements. Amarillo Medical Lodge has 66 residents on average each day and aims to give everyone a safe, comfortable, and respectful home where the focus stays on health, dignity, and individualized care.

    People often ask...

    Amarillo Medical Lodge offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 9 Medical Dr, Amarillo, TX 79106.

    No, Amarillo Medical Lodge does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Texas, the Health & Human Services Commission licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, conducting health and life-safety visits and complaint investigations.

    License number001cv00000RrZa2AAF
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity102 residents
    LicenseeBooker Hospital District
    Care servedSnf/nf
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    5

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    0

    Years

    12 Mar 2026Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies related to care planning, respiratory care, assessment accuracy, and cleanliness.
    • —Health Visit
    • —Health Visit
    • —Health Visit
    • —Health Visit
    • —Life Safety Code

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