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Legacy Rehabilitation and Living

(806) 355-4488

About Legacy Rehabilitation and Living

Legacy Rehabilitation and Living in Amarillo, Texas provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed for recovery and healing. Our team supports patients through short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing needs with personalized attention and clinical expertise.

Community at a glance

Capacity

150 residents

Location

Amarillo, TX

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

4033 W 51ST Ave, Amarillo, Texas 79109

(806) 355-4488

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on July 31, 2025, state inspectors cited 9 health deficiencies (the Texas average is 9.4).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 14 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Texas average.

Medicare fined Legacy Rehabilitation and Living once in the last three years, $13,070 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 14 minutes
Registered nurse time per resident, per day29 minutesAbove the Texas average

Inspections

16 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

July 18, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 15, 2026
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 15, 2026

May 5, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 18, 2026
  • Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected May 18, 2026
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected May 18, 2026
January 21, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 23, 2026
September 9, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 10, 2025
July 31, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 citations+
  • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Sep 13, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Sep 13, 2025
February 4, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Feb 2, 2025
June 7, 2024 · Standard inspection · 5 citations+
  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jul 17, 2024
  • Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 17, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 17, 2024
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 17, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 17, 2024
May 17, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 7, 2024

Fines and payment denials

1 fine totaling $13,070 in the last three years.

  • May 5, 2026Fine: $13,070

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Stratford Hospital District
Medicare-certified beds
150
Average residents per day
120
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
March 29, 2004
Part of a chain
The Ensign Group, 344 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
676010

Location

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4033 W 51ST AveAmarillo, TX 79109

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Questions about Legacy Rehabilitation and Living

How did Legacy Rehabilitation and Living do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on July 31, 2025 and cited 9 health deficiencies, 7 of them from complaint investigations. The Texas average is 9.4.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Legacy Rehabilitation and Living?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 14 minutes with each resident per day, including 29 minutes from registered nurses.

Has Legacy Rehabilitation and Living been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Legacy Rehabilitation and Living once in the last three years, totaling $13,070.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Amarillo Skilled Nursing in Texas Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026