Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home

    1809 US-87 BUS, Big Spring, TX 79720
    • 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)

    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

    4.05·(103)

    Overall rating

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

      3.8
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      4.6
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Friendly, helpful front-line staff
    • Compassionate nursing and CNA care
    • Knowledgeable and committed clinical team
    • Clean, well-maintained interior and units
    • Pleasant-smelling common areas
    • Accessible building and convenient parking
    • Efficient admission and check-in procedures
    • On-site nursing and physician availability
    • Appealing meals and dining service
    • Outdoor seating and pleasant grounds
    • Active social programming and resident engagement
    • Welcoming admissions tours and informative staff

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness to resident calls
    • Poor after-hours family communication and notification
    • Inadequate resident-unit communication infrastructure
    • Variable professionalism across non-clinical departments
    • Management and leadership communication gaps
    • Inconsistent personal-care and incontinence practices
    • Billing and administrative process problems
    • Staffing shortages affecting supervision and activities
    • Frequent room reassignments and placement instability
    • Limited variety in recreational and musical offerings
    • Potential regulatory and compliance concerns

    Summary of reviews

    The overall impression across reviews is mixed: the facility is frequently praised for its clinical strengths, cleanliness, and welcoming physical environment, while operational and management issues generate repeated concerns. Positive commentary centers on the clinical team, including on-site nurses and physicians, and on CNAs who are described as compassionate and attentive. Families and visitors routinely highlight a clean, well-maintained interior, pleasant common areas, accessible parking and grounds, appealing meals, and active social programming that supports resident engagement and friendships.

    Care quality is characterized as strong in clinical domains by many reviewers, with staff able to manage routine nursing needs and on-site medical access. At the same time, there are recurring concerns about responsiveness and personal-care execution: delayed responses to call systems, inconsistent personal-care practices (including incontinence-care concerns), and instances where family members felt they needed to escalate clinical observations. Communication breakdowns — particularly after-hours communication and lack of timely family notification following clinical events — form a major pattern of concern. In several cases reviewers noted inadequate phone access on resident units or unanswered calls, which compounds worries about timely care escalation.

    Dining, activities, and the physical environment receive broadly positive remarks. Meals are described as appealing, there are outdoor seating areas and well-kept grounds, and social programming (games, group activities) contributes to a generally supportive atmosphere. Some families asked for more variety in entertainment, especially musical offerings, and staffing limitations were said to occasionally disrupt activities or cause interruptions during visits.

    Management and administrative functions are where reviewers diverge most sharply. Compliments to individual staff members and front-desk/admissions personnel coexist with criticism of broader leadership and administrative processes: inconsistent professionalism across departments, billing and paperwork problems, frequent room reassignments, and perceived gaps between the facility’s stated values and day-to-day practice. A subset of reviewers raised serious concerns suggestive of potential regulatory or compliance issues. Prospective families should weigh the facility’s clear clinical and environmental strengths against reported operational weaknesses — particularly around communication, staffing consistency, and administrative reliability — and consider asking targeted questions about call-response times, after-hours notification protocols, staffing ratios, and billing procedures during their tour or intake process.

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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

    Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home is located at 1809 US-87 BUS, Big Spring, TX, 79720.

    About Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home

    Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home sits in Big Spring and the whole place is set up for aging veterans, where folks can get the kind of care they need in different ways-some need help with everyday things, while others need more skilled nursing after an illness or surgery, and there are rooms that look after those with memory problems, called Memory Care, with secure areas and memory-related activities so everyone's as safe and comfortable as can be. The home has dedicated programs and activities just for veterans, so people can spend time together, enjoy some recreation, and take part in social events meant for those who've served. There are special names for care units and most things use the words Texas State Veterans Home or Skilled Nursing Care, so it's easy to know what each part of the facility is all about, and there are programs in place-like Residential Care and Memory Care-that focus on both health and independence. The place has 24-hour nursing help, medication support, therapy, and wellness groups, and meals and personal care so veterans and their families can focus on feeling secure. There are communal spaces, rooms for gathering, and everything's arranged to help people feel comfortable, whether they're pretty active or they need a bit more help. Everything is designed for the particular needs of military veterans, with programs, healthcare, and care units all tailored for those who've served, so it's easier for residents to keep up a good quality of life, even as their needs change over time.

    People often ask...

    Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1809 US-87 BUS, Big Spring, TX 79720.

    No, Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home 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 number001cv00000RshBfAAJ
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity160 residents
    LicenseeState of Texas Veterans Land Board
    Care servedSnf/nf
    Special certificationAlzheimer's Certified
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    Inspection Reports

    3

    Reports

    14

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    1

    Years

    17 Sept 2026Inspection
    Found deficiencies across medication safety, nutrition, infection control, privacy, mail handling, wound care, linen management, and meal service.
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    16 Sept 2026Life Safety
    Identified that fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems were not installed and functioning properly.
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    07 Aug 2025Inspection
    Found deficiencies in privacy protection, foods brought by visitors policy, infection control, complaint resolution, and cleaning/appearance; corrections completed.
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