237 of the 1,179 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Texas (20%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. They average 3.8 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.41 hours above the 3.39 for every home in Texas. Nurse staff turnover runs 50.9%, 4.4 points lower than the 55.3% across all homes there. The Legacy At Willow Bend in Plano grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Texas compare
This group set against every nursing home in Texas, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
3.8
All homes in Texas: 3.39
Better than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
50.9%
All homes in Texas: 55.3%
Better than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
70.7/100
All homes in Texas: 66.9/100
Better than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
D
32 grade A, 89 grade B, 83 grade C, 29 grade D,
The best-graded independently owned home in Texas is
The Legacy At Willow Bend
in Plano, TX, grade A, 99/100.
Premier Health Care Center runs on 2.21 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 43 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips about 13 percent below its own weekday staffing. Annual turnover sits at 59.1 percent against a national 45.8 percent, so the aides and nurses your relative sees are often new. Inspectors cited 23 deficiencies on the current record, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with a $14,069 fine attached; the last visit was March 5, 2025. This is a for-profit, individually owned 50-bed home. In plain terms, the people are stretched thin relative to what residents need.
Bayou Pines Care Center runs 120 certified beds in La Marque, and the staffing numbers are where a family should focus first. At 3.03 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 22 percent under the national average, and weekend coverage drops roughly 16 percent below what the home itself staffs on weekdays. Turnover tells a similar story: 68.1 percent of nursing staff leaving annually, against a national norm near 46 percent, which matters because unfamiliar caregivers mean less continuity for residents who need consistent attention. The current record carries 20 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus a $14,069 fine. Its last inspection was August 2025. Ownership is for-profit, through a limited liability company.
Northgate runs on 3.10 nurse hours per resident per day, about a fifth below the national average, and weekends dip even further. Three in four employees left last year, against a national rate around 46%, which means the people at the bedside keep changing. Inspectors have written 54 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and three tied to abuse, with a $27,710 fine on record from a July 2025 visit. The quality star is high, but that measure leans on self-reported data. Licensed staffing and inspection results are where this home sits at the bottom.
Huntington Health Care & Rehabilitation Center runs 112 certified beds under for-profit partnership ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.39 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 12% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 8% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. The bigger number is turnover: 94.8% annually against a national average of 45.8%, meaning most of the staff you meet this year likely won't be there next year. The current record shows 40 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level but one abuse-related, with the last inspection in July 2025. Federal stars land at 3 for health inspections, 2 for staffing, and 1 for quality measures.
The numbers out of Fallbrook Rehabilitation and Care Center are hard to get past. With 202 beds and government hospital district ownership, it runs 3.33 nursing hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, weekend coverage drops about 12% below its own weekdays, and nearly 60% of staff turn over each year. A 1/5 staffing rating and 1/5 health inspection rating sit alongside 56 deficiencies, 11 of them at harm or jeopardy level, plus $83,678 in fines and a spot in CMS's Special Focus Facility program. The 3/5 quality measure score doesn't offset what inspectors and payroll records show. The most recent inspection was April 2025, so the record is current.
DFW Nursing & Rehab runs about 3.31 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 14% under the national average, and weekends drop another 11% below its own weekdays. Staff turnover is unusually low at 17.4%, so the problem isn't churn, it's raw coverage. The inspection record is where the real trouble sits: 62 deficiencies, 13 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 16 abuse-related, plus six fines totaling $317,302. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a status reserved for the most persistently poor performers, and its last inspection was August 2025. For-profit, limited liability ownership.
Viridian Wellness & Rehabilitation runs 204 beds in Arlington under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are worth knowing before you visit. Nurse staffing sits at 3.54 hours per resident day, roughly 8% under the national average, and weekends drop about 9% below the home's own weekday level, so care thins out exactly when families tend to show up. Every direct-care position turned over in the past year, against a national average near 46%, which means the aides and nurses on any given shift are often new. The current record carries 101 deficiencies, 11 at harm or jeopardy level and 7 tied to abuse, plus five CMS fines totaling $312,466 and placement in the federal Special Focus Facility program. The last inspection was September 16, 2025.
Brush Country runs on 3.05 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a fifth below the national average, and weekends drop about 15% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 77.8% against a national 45.8%, so the staff you meet is likely to change often. Inspectors have cited 45 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, with $130,834 in fines across three penalties; the last visit was August 2025. A one-star inspection rating and one-star staffing rating tell the story the quality measure score of three stars can't offset.
South Dallas Nursing & Rehabilitation runs on 2.23 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 42 percent under the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 13 percent below its own weekday level. That thin margin shows up in the inspection record: 61 deficiencies, five at harm or jeopardy level, six tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $272,139. Staff turnover sits at 50 percent, above the 45.8 percent national figure. The limited liability ownership means profits and liability stay with the company. A 4/5 on quality measures doesn't outweigh a 1/5 on both staffing and health inspections, the people providing daily care are stretched, and the state has documented what happens when they are.
Arbor Grace runs 42 deficiencies on its current record, five of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way and three tied to abuse. The $187,096 fine is a single penalty, not a slow accumulation, which tells you something went badly wrong at least once. Nurse staffing sits at 3.58 hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, and weekends drop another 13% below the home's own weekday levels. Turnover is the number that would worry me most: 75.3% of staff leaving in a year against a national rate near 46%. Kilgore is a 127-bed for-profit, and the last inspection in April 2025 is recent enough to mean the record reflects how things run now.
Avir At Arlington runs 114 beds under limited-liability, for-profit ownership, and the numbers worth your attention are on the staffing side. Nurse hours come to 3.36 per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 13% below the home's own weekday coverage, meaning the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 66.7% against a national 45.8%, so aides and nurses cycle through quickly. The inspection record shows 27 deficiencies, three serious enough to put residents at risk of harm, and one fine of $121,953. A recent inspection in February 2026 keeps that record current rather than stale.
Shady Acres runs 26 deficiencies on its current record, and seven of those are serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy. Six are abuse-related. That combination, plus four fines totaling $144,358, is what put this 84-bed for-profit home into CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a status reserved for the homes the government watches most closely. Staffing hours look adequate on paper at 3.87 per resident day, roughly matching the national average, but weekends run about 14% thinner than weekdays, so coverage depends on when you visit. Annual turnover sits at 40%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure, though the inspection and staffing star ratings both come in at 1 out of 5.
The Plaza At Richardson runs on 3.02 nurse hours per resident per day, about a fifth below the national average, which is thin enough that the 1-out-of-5 staffing rating is no surprise. Turnover tells the bigger story: 95.3% of nursing staff left over the past year, roughly double the national rate, so the people caring for your relative are likely new to the building and still learning it. The 39 deficiencies on record include two tied to abuse, though none rose to the level of actual harm, and the most recent inspection was in June 2025. Weekend coverage also dips below its own weekday level.
Brenham Healthcare Center is a 62-bed for-profit home in Washington County, and the numbers behind its record tell a story worth slowing down for. Nurse staffing sits at 3.56 hours per resident per day, about 8% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 14% thinner than weekdays. The bigger flag is turnover: 95.2% annually, more than double the national rate of 45.8%, which means the people caring for residents are constantly changing. On inspections, CMS has cited 51 deficiencies, 11 at harm or jeopardy level and 7 abuse-related, with five fines totaling $113,796, and the home currently sits in the federal Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the most persistently troubled homes. The last inspection was December 2025.
Thrive Rehabilitation of Pearland runs a for-profit shop under limited liability ownership, and its nurse staffing is genuinely high: 5.67 hours per resident day, roughly 47% above the national average of 3.86. That's the one clear strength. The rest of the record reads differently. Staff turnover sits at 68.3% against a national average of 45.8%, so the people providing that care are largely cycling through. Inspections turned up 35 deficiencies, including 5 at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with six fines totaling $61,623. Both the health inspection and quality measure ratings land at 1 out of 5. A recent inspection date doesn't erase a pattern like that.
Trinity Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Trinity, Texas, is a 76-bed home run by a hospital district, and the federal numbers on it are grim. The current record shows 66 deficiencies, nine of them at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy, and six tied to abuse. On staffing, CMS rates it at the bottom of its scale, while quality measures land below average too. Four fines totaling $275,584 are on file, and the home sits in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled nursing homes. Its last inspection was April 15, 2026. That's a lot of documented harm for a building this size.
Lytle Nursing Home runs about 2.84 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and the weekend gap makes that thin coverage thinner. The inspection record shows 43 deficiencies, including two at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related citation, plus a $55,904 federal fine, and weekend staffing drops about 8% below its own weekday level. A 1-out-of-5 staffing rating alongside 2-out-of-5 marks for inspections and quality measures tells you the shortfalls show up across the board, not in one bad survey. With the most recent inspection in July 2025, the record is current, and it's a for-profit limited liability company.
Oasis At Pearland runs 138 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts. At 3.50 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 9% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday level. Turnover tells a harder story: 71.8% of staff leave annually, against a national 45.8%. The inspection record backs that up, 42 deficiencies, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 abuse-related, with $34,510 in fines across three events. A 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating and 1-out-of-5 staffing rating, last surveyed June 12, 2025, describe a home where both the workforce and the oversight have been thin.
Benbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center runs on 2.81 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 27% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 10% below its own weekday level. When a facility leans that thin on staff, the numbers elsewhere tend to follow: 53 deficiencies on the current record, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 7 tied to abuse, plus $41,143 in fines. Annual turnover of 62.8%, well above the 45.8% national average, means the people caring for residents are often new to the building. The most recent inspection was September 11, 2025, so the picture is current, not dated.
Merkel Nursing Center runs on thin coverage. At 3.35 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 13 percent under the national average, and weekends drop roughly a quarter below what the home itself staffs on weekdays. That gap matters, because turnover runs 71.1 percent against a national 45.8, most of the people caring for your family member are new, and many won't stay a year. The inspection record is where the real weight sits: 64 deficiencies, five at harm or jeopardy level, six tied to abuse, and $391,887 in fines. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Texas?
There are 237 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Texas, 20% of the 1,179 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Texas they average 3.8 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.39 for all nursing homes in Texas, a difference of +0.41 hours. Staff turnover averages 50.9% against 55.3%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Texas?