Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    1341 Blalock Rd, Houston, TX 77055
    • 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

    3.28·(191)

    Overall rating

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

      2.7
    • Staff

      3.2
    • Meals

      2.1
    • Amenities

      2.6
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Effective physical and occupational therapy with reported functional gains
    • Compassionate and attentive staff members
    • Positive experiences with nursing, therapy, and social-services teams
    • Engaging activities and supportive activity staff
    • Helpful discharge planning and family guidance
    • Clean and organized environment during some stays
    • Welcoming atmosphere and comfortable rooms
    • Positive long-term care experiences

    Cons

    • Inconsistent response to call lights and requests for assistance
    • Uneven staffing levels and responsiveness, particularly on nights and weekends
    • Inconsistent clinical monitoring and treatment follow-through
    • Delays in personal care, bathing, and incontinence care
    • Gaps in family communication and access to staff
    • Variable staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Room-cleanliness, maintenance, and pest-control concerns
    • Inconsistent meal quality, temperature, and therapeutic-diet execution
    • Weak discharge coordination and billing or records follow-through
    • Concerns about transfer safety and assistance with mobility
    • Privacy and confidentiality concerns

    Summary of reviews

    Experiences at Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center vary considerably. Positive accounts describe effective rehabilitation, with some residents reporting meaningful gains in walking, standing, transfers, and general strength. Families also praise the therapy team, and some describe coordinated support from nursing, social services, pharmacy, nutrition, and other staff. Other accounts, however, raise concerns about clinical follow-through, including medication availability, wound care, oxygen support, diabetes management, and monitoring of changing health needs. A number of families describe urgent hospital transfers or unresolved questions after a resident's death; these accounts do not establish cause but indicate that communication and follow-up around serious clinical events are important areas to examine.

    Staff experiences are mixed. Some residents and families describe caregivers, nurses, therapists, administrators, and activity staff as kind, professional, and responsive. Others describe delayed assistance, unanswered calls, dismissive communication, or difficulty reaching staff and management. Delays are particularly noted during nights and weekends. Personal-care concerns include inconsistent bathing and assistance with toileting or incontinence care. Families considering the facility may want to ask how staffing coverage, call-light response, clinical escalation, and family updates are handled across shifts.

    Dining feedback is also mixed. Some residents enjoy the meals, while others describe food as cold or poor in quality, limited portions, and inconsistent attention to dietary needs such as diabetes-related meals. Activities are a relative strength in several accounts, with residents participating in games, exercise, and group programs; other accounts question whether scheduled activities or dedicated spaces are consistently available.

    Descriptions of the building range from clean and organized to concerns about room upkeep, odors, pests, and maintenance. Some families praise comfortable rooms and improvements, while others cite cleanliness issues and worn or damaged features. Administrative experiences vary as well: some families value helpful social workers and discharge support, while others describe difficulty obtaining call-backs, resolving billing or records issues, and coordinating equipment or services after discharge. The overall pattern is one of strong rehabilitation and positive individual staff relationships for some residents, alongside recurring concerns about consistency in daily care, communication, staffing, and facility upkeep.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located at 1341 Blalock Rd, Houston, TX, 77055.

    About Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at 1341 Blalock Road in Houston, Texas, and works as a licensed non-profit nursing home focused on skilled nursing care, with 187 certified beds and about 117 residents a day, and since December 2022, management's been under the guidance of Regency Ihs Of Memorial City LLC, Regency Integrated Health Services LLC, and Donovan Dekowski, though Oakbend Medical Center managed it before that, starting in April 2018. The center belongs to the Texas Independence Health Plan and operates as a Medicare contract HMO-SNP facility, and stays accredited by the Joint Commission while also being part of Wellsential Health, a non-profit group in Texas, so that means it's tried to keep a collaborative approach and emphasizes improving quality of life for its residents. Staff provide a nurse staffing level of 3.80 nurse hours per resident per day, though there's a 65.4% nurse turnover rate, which some families might want to note, and inspection records list 27 deficiencies, including three related to infection control, one as recent as February 13, 2025, as well as issues with cleaning standards and safe respiratory care, and some families have mentioned the staff offers compassionate care and a focus on overall rehabilitation.

    Residents get a mix of private and semi-private rooms, and enjoy modern amenities such as housekeeping, kitchens or kitchenettes, washers and dryers, game and activities rooms, guest parking, WiFi, cable services, outdoor courtyard, and a beauty salon or barbershop, plus the facility offers sprinkler systems, handrails, and handicap access for extra safety. Skilled nursing care headlines the services, but there's a wide range of clinical services, including wound care, IV care, cardiac care, stroke care, diabetes management, pulmonary and respiratory support, tracheostomy care, tube feeding, and TPN, and therapy options span physical, occupational, and speech therapies, as well as rehab services after joint replacement, post-surgical care, orthopedic care, and special therapy modalities like diathermy, E-stim, and ultrasound, along with a therapy gym with a training kitchen for home transitions. There's also outpatient therapy, diagnostic capabilities such as bladder scans, Doppler study, and EKG, and short-term transitional care in private rooms with en suite bathrooms. Alzheimer's, dementia, and memory care support are available, with both hospice and palliative care as well as home health services for those needing extra help either on site or at home to maintain independence. Residents benefit from personal care assistants, meals and dining services, social activities, arts and crafts, fitness center, education and health programs, walking and wheelchair assistance, recreational activities, transportation, respite care, and long-term insurance options, and the center accepts Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private pay sources. Despite a history of certain deficiencies in inspection reports, the center aims to maintain a supportive, comfortable environment, emphasizing patient-centered and comprehensive healthcare services for both short-term rehab and long-term care.

    People often ask...

    Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1341 Blalock Rd, Houston, TX 77055.

    No, Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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 number001cv00000RsBbCAAV
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity187 residents
    LicenseeOAKBEND MEDICAL CENTER
    Care servedSnf/nf
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    Inspection Reports

    2

    Reports

    9

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    0

    Years

    28 Apr 2026Inspection
    Identified deficiencies affecting residents' rights, drugs and related services, immunizations, discharge planning, pain management, complaint handling, protection from abuse, and assessment coordination.
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    27 Apr 2026Life Safety
    Found a deficiency in fire alarm system maintenance and noncompliance with NFPA requirements; corrected by 2026-04-29.
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