Amarillo Medical Lodge

    9 Medical Dr, Amarillo, TX 79106
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.7ยท396 reviews

    Clean, attentive staff, excellent rehab

    I had a very positive stay at Amarillo Medical Lodge - the facility was clean and well-maintained, staff were consistently warm and attentive, and CNAs, nurses and admin went above and beyond. Therapy (PT/OT) helped my mom regain mobility, meals were good, and transitions/insurance support were handled smoothly. I'd recommend this place for rehab or long-term care.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    4.66ยท(396)

    Overall rating

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

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      3.1
    • Amenities

      3.6
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Skilled physical, occupational, and speech therapy
    • Effective short-term rehabilitation outcomes
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing and therapy staff
    • Engaging activities and proactive activity programming
    • Clean, well-maintained, and recently remodeled facility
    • Strong housekeeping and hygienic environment
    • Helpful social-work and insurance/Medicaid navigation
    • Coordinated care with physicians and discharge planning
    • Variety of services (respite, long-term, outpatient)
    • Family-like workplace culture and staff teamwork
    • Personalized attention from identifiable staff members
    • Accommodating dietary staff and homemade meal options
    • Positive transition and post-discharge functional improvement
    • Responsive front-desk and administrative assistance

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing staffing levels
    • Slow nurse-call and assistance response times
    • Variability in staff conduct and communication tone
    • Gaps in medication and pain-management processes
    • Inconsistent wound-care and infection-control practices
    • Incontinence-care delays and toileting-assistance gaps
    • Inconsistent meal-service timing and food temperature control
    • Variable management responsiveness and leadership consistency
    • Occasional safety and monitoring lapses on night or weekend shifts
    • Room privacy and layout limitations (small showers, limited in-room amenities)
    • Belongings-management and property-security concerns
    • Variable training and performance among frontline nursing assistants

    Summary of reviews

    The review set shows a facility with notable clinical strengths alongside recurring operational challenges. The therapy and rehabilitation programs are a clear asset: physical, occupational, and speech therapy teams receive consistent praise for engagement, measurable functional gains, and strong short-term rehab outcomes. Multiple families and clinicians singled out individual therapists and therapy staff by name for restoring mobility and facilitating safe discharges. Social-work and administrative staff who assist with insurance and Medicaid navigation are also frequently commended.

    Clinical care beyond therapy is reported with mixed results. While many families describe attentive, compassionate nursing and caregiving, a substantial portion of reviews identify variability in bedside nursing care. Common themes include slow response to call lights, delays in medication and pain management, and concerns about wound-care processes and infection-control practices. There are also repeated references to delays in toileting assistance and related incontinence-care issues. A limited number of serious individual allegations prompted family notifications to regulators; these appear alongside more routine operational complaints rather than as consistent system-wide endorsements.

    Staff culture and teamwork appear bifurcated in the feedback. Numerous reviews describe a warm, family-like atmosphere, strong teamwork, and staff who go above and beyond โ€” often naming specific CNAs, therapists, and administrative personnel. At the same time, other accounts describe rudeness, condescending communication, and variable professionalism. High turnover and uneven training among frontline aides are cited as contributors to inconsistent resident experience, and several reviewers note better care during daytime therapy hours versus some night and weekend shifts.

    Dining and activities are generally positive but inconsistent. The activity program and engagement offerings (Bible study, game nights, social gatherings) are repeatedly praised and seen as meaningful for residentsโ€™ quality of life. The kitchen and dietary staff receive compliments for accommodating special requests and for homemade-flavored options; however, recurring complaints involve late meal trays, cold food, oversweetened beverage choices, limited snack distribution, and inconsistent portioning.

    Facility condition and management impressions are likewise mixed. The physical plant, including recent remodels, cleanliness, and housekeeping, receives many positive comments; yet a portion of reviewers raise sanitation or odor concerns in specific areas and note privacy or layout limitations (small showers, lack of in-room phones). Management and leadership receive divergent assessments: some families describe responsive, competent administrators and a strong director of nursing, while others experience perceived inattentiveness, distracted leadership, or slow responsiveness to reported problems.

    Overall pattern and guidance: prospective residents and families can reasonably expect strong rehabilitative services and many compassionate, capable staff members who support functional recovery. At the same time, the facility demonstrates operational variability in nursing responsiveness, medication and wound care processes, and meal-service consistency. When evaluating the facility, consider an in-person tour that includes observation of call-response practices, a discussion with nursing leadership about staffing ratios and wound-care/infection protocols, review of recent state survey findings, and clear expectations around medication and pain-management procedures. Meeting therapists and specific frontline caregivers during the tour and confirming administrative supports for insurance/Medicaid can help align expectations with likely outcomes.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
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    Location

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    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.

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    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.

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