Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected, date of correction 11 Dec 2025
METHODIST TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER-DESOTO LLC
Nursing home · 109 METHODIST WAY, Desoto, TX 75115 · Dallas County · (281) 419-5520Medicare and Medicaid certified
27
health deficiencies
across 8 surveys
across 8 surveys
4
at actual harm or worse
4 immediate jeopardy
4 immediate jeopardy
$27,993
in federal fines
2 penalties
2 penalties
CMS star ratings
Medicare’s Care Compare ratings, 1 to 5 stars, as published. Health inspection is the one built from the deficiencies below.
★★★★★
Overall
★★★★★
Health inspection
★★★★★
Staffing
★★★★★
Quality measures
How it compares in Dallas County
3.4 health deficiencies per survey, against a county median of 2.9. Lower is better.
Fewer deficiencies per survey than 32 out of 100 nursing homes in Dallas County. Per survey, not raw count, because a home surveyed ten times will always have more findings on paper than one surveyed twice.
Deficiencies by level of harm
| Immediate jeopardy | 4 | |
| Actual harm | 0 | |
| Potential for harm | 23 | |
| No harm | 0 |
CMS grades every deficiency by scope and severity, A to L. A to C is no harm, D to F potential for harm, G to I actual harm, J to L immediate jeopardy. Fire safety is surveyed separately: 22 fire safety deficiencies on record.
What the surveyors found
The most recent deficiency is open to read. The full record of 27, with dates, severity and corrections, is in the report.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Quality of Life and Care
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Resident Rights
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
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