James L West Center For Dementia Care is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2023-04-09. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (817) 877-1199 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

James L West Center For Dementia Care holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 78.5/100, placing it #4355 of 14703 facilities nationally and #219 of 1177 in Texas. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at James L West Center For Dementia Care receives a reported average of 4 hours 44 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 20 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 24 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 25 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 46.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged James L West Center For Dementia Care with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 9 fine(s) totaling $63,236. 4 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 9 fine(s) totaling $63,236, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 10. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 146.75 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, James L West Center For Dementia Care ranks 4355th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 78.5/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within TX, it ranks 219th out of 1,177 nursing homes. In Fort Worth, it ranks 8th out of 31 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #1,731 nationally and RN hours rank #12,257 nationally (#709 in TX). Our composite quality score of 78.5/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Fort Worth, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/texas/fort-worth/