Apex Secure Care

    1101 E Lake St, Brownfield, TX 79316
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.3ยท18 reviews

    Well-kept, caring staff; brother thriving

    I'm very pleased with this well-kept, family-like community - staff are polite, professional and attentive. Donna and Penny were welcoming, Cynthia provided excellent customer service, LVNs and aides stay busy and caring, and Dr. Shebib is compassionate. Administration is open and helpful, communication and COVID safety are solid, and my brother has gained weight and looks healthier, so I feel at peace about his 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)

    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

    2.28ยท(18)

    Overall rating

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

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.5
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Friendly, welcoming admissions and front-desk personnel
    • Professional customer-service interactions
    • Clinically managed care with observable weight/grooming improvements
    • Engaged licensed vocational nurses (LVNs)
    • Family-like staff culture and resident rapport
    • Well-maintained interior and active atmosphere
    • Visible infection-control and COVID-era safety practices
    • Accessible, open-door administration
    • Physician involvement in resident care

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff responsiveness and telephone communication
    • Shift-coverage shortages and staffing variability
    • Gaps in personal-care delivery and bathing schedules
    • Deficiencies in wound-prevention and clinical oversight
    • Unreliable meal-service continuity and food-handling practices
    • Variable staff conduct and occasional insensitive communication tone
    • Eviction-process and resident-transition management issues
    • Security and resident-asset control concerns, including allegations of theft
    • Institutional or restrictive facility atmosphere in some units

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews indicate a facility with clear strengths in frontline caregiving and administrative access, alongside significant operational inconsistencies that prospective families should weigh. Positive accounts emphasize attentive, professional nursing and aide staff, a welcoming admissions experience, and a generally well-kept, lively building. Several family members described a โ€˜โ€˜family-likeโ€™โ€™ culture among staff, named individuals who provided helpful orientation, and noted measurable clinical improvements such as weight gain and improved appearance for residents. Reviewers also referenced visible physician involvement and adherence to infection-control practices during COVID, and an open-door administrative approach that facilitated communication for some families.

    At the same time, recurring operational concerns appear across the reviews. Communication and responsiveness are uneven: families describe difficulty reaching staff by phone and delays in receiving updates. Staffing levels and shift coverage are frequently cited as inconsistent, which reviewers connect to delayed personal care (for example, missed or irregular bathing) and to interruptions in routine clinical practices. There are also reports that suggest gaps in wound-prevention and clinical oversight, which some families linked to adverse resident outcomes. Meal service and food-handling consistency emerge as another area of variability, with instances of missed meals or perceived dismissiveness around food service.

    Several reviews raise questions about staff conduct and tone. While many describe courteous, helpful interactions, others describe insensitive or unprofessional communication and attitudes in specific encounters; this produces a mixed picture of customer service quality that appears to vary by shift or individual. More serious concerns relate to resident transitions and security: reviewers referenced eviction-related disputes and at least one allegation involving resident property. External interventions (law-enforcement, legal representation, and socialโ€‘security involvement) were mentioned in a small number of accounts, which points to breakdowns in transition processes and dispute resolution rather than routine operations.

    Facility environment and programming are described both positively and negatively. The common areas and general upkeep are often praised, contributing to an active atmosphere for some residents. Conversely, a subset of families characterized portions of the environment as restrictive or institutional, indicating variability between units or shifts in how freedoms and daily routines are managed. Information about activities is limited in these summaries; the overall impression is of a facility that can provide engaging, well-supervised care but that may have uneven programming availability depending on staffing.

    In summary, Apex Secure Care appears to deliver strong interpersonal caregiving and has administrative accessibility and clinical involvement that reassure many families. However, potential residents and their families should investigate operational consistency: ask about typical staffing ratios by shift, protocols for bathing and wound-care, meal-service schedules and contingency plans, assetโ€‘security and eviction/transition policies, and how the facility communicates with families during clinical incidents. A focused tour that checks staffing presence across shifts and a direct discussion of clinical oversight and family-notification procedures would help clarify whether the facilityโ€™s strengths are reliably applied to an individual residentโ€™s needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Apex Secure Care is located at 1101 E Lake St, Brownfield, TX, 79316.

    About Apex Secure Care

    Apex Secure Care Brownfield is a medium-sized senior care facility situated in Brownfield, Texas, operating as a for-profit partnership with a capacity of 108 beds. This care home participates in both Medicare and Medicaid, enabling it to serve a variety of residents with different coverage and care needs. As an independent nursing facility, Apex Secure Care Brownfield is not part of a broader continuing care retirement community, focusing its services on short-term rehabilitation and long-term care in a dedicated setting.

    The facility provides a range of services aimed at supporting individuals recovering from hospital stays as well as those requiring ongoing assistance with daily living. For short-term rehabilitation, Apex Secure Care Brownfield delivers care to residents recuperating from medical events such as strokes, heart attacks, infections, or accidental injuries. The care staff dedicates an average of 2 hours and 18 minutes per resident per day, covering both medical needs like medication administration and non-medical needs including assistance with dressing, eating, and personal hygiene. Emergency room visits among short-term residents have occurred at a rate of 15.5% during their stay, reflecting the facilityโ€™s engagement in monitoring and responding to acute changes in resident health.

    For those in need of long-term care, Apex Secure Care Brownfield emphasizes maintaining self-care capabilities, with approximately 74.3% of residents able to move, eat, and perform other activities without assistance. The staff ensures that all residents receive their annual influenza vaccinations, with a compliance rate of 84.9%. Despite efforts to deliver consistent care, weekend staffing levels have been rated as below average in comparison to weekdays, an aspect that impacts the overall consistency of care delivery.

    Maintaining a safe, comfortable, and homelike environment is a priority for Apex Secure Care Brownfield. The facility ensures daily living supports are provided safely and that each nursing area is monitored to be free from accident hazards. The dietary program is designed to meet the nutritional needs of residents, with menus prepared in advance, subject to review by a dietician, and updated as necessary. Apex Secure Care Brownfield also adheres to standards that require food and drinks to be prepared attractively, at the correct temperatures, and in forms that are suitable for individual resident needs. Additionally, the center sources food from approved suppliers and has measures in place for proper food storage, preparation, and distribution.

    Residents with specialized needs, such as those requiring feeding tubes or dialysis services, receive appropriate and safe care tailored to their medical conditions and preferences. The presence of a pest control program safeguards the environment from unwanted pests such as mice and insects, maintaining a hygienic setting for all residents. The care homeโ€™s focus on these operational aspects reflects its commitment to supporting the health and comfort of its residents across both short-term and long-term stays.

    People often ask...

    Apex Secure Care offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1101 E Lake St, Brownfield, TX 79316.

    No, Apex Secure Care 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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