Avir at Arden Wood: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avir at Arden Wood is a 174-bed for-profit nursing home in Houston, Texas, part of Avir Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 25.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Avir at Arden Wood
8810 Long Point DrHouston, TX 77055
Harris County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Avir at Arden Wood, nurse aides logged 1.60 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Texas average. With about 134 residents a day, that works out to roughly 215 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.60 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.05 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.69 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
25.6% of nursing staff at Avir at Arden Wood left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $130,388 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Fine | $22,895 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Fine | $107,493 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Payment Denial | 10 days from Feb 10, 2024 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Avir at Arden Wood holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Avir at Arden Wood
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avir Health Group, 116 homes
- Legal name: Bellville Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 5, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avir at Arden Wood
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Houston · abuse citation | 1.2 | 187 | 2.06 | 3.20 | 53.6% | 2 | $72,593 |
| The Vosswood Nursing Center Houston · no staffing data submitted | 3.0 | 224 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| FFIII Houston SNF Tenant LLC Houston | 4.3 | 92 | 2.66 | 5.66 | 30.3% | 4 | $14,069 |
| Treemont Health Care Center Houston | 4.5 | 70 | 2.69 | 4.36 | — | 4 | None |
| Woodway Nursing & Rehab Houston · Special Focus Facility | 4.6 | 112 | 2.10 | 3.68 | 85.3% | — | $305,625 |
| The Hallmark Houston | 4.7 | 32 | 3.23 | 5.33 | 51.3% | 5 | None |
| Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Houston | 5.0 | 120 | 1.87 | 3.03 | 59.1% | 1 | $81,227 |
| Brookdale Galleria Houston | 5.3 | 56 | 2.11 | 4.62 | 65.4% | 3 | $78,844 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.