The Buckingham
Nursing Home · 8580 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77063 · 7139793777
B
graded on 75% of our rubric
Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 3.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 5.0 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 1.9 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 2.4 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 4.6 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 92 |
| Ownership | Non Profit - Other |
| Operator | Buckingham Senior Living Community Inc |
| Certified since | 2006-08-28 |
| CMS overall star | 4 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | No |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 2 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 23 potential for harm · 0 minor
- Federal fines: $59,940 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 9
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 7 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. Percentiles are national.
| Measure | Rate | vs US nursing homes |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 22.9% | worse than 100% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 32.2% | worse than 97% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 4.6% | worse than 92% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 1.3% | worse than 78% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (short stay) | 1% | worse than 51% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 2.2% | better than 63% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 9.4% | better than 68% of US nursing homes |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $278/day · $$ (price tier 2 of 5 among Texas nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 0% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 93% other/private · 75% occupancy
- Texas median (quoted rates): $185/day semi-private · $250/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: no — Medicare-only certification
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
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Full interactive report card → Facility's own website ↗ CMS Care Compare ↗
Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Harris County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.