Avir at Bay City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avir at Bay City is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Bay City, Texas, part of Avir Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 54.2% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Avir at Bay City
700 12th StBay City, TX 77414
Matagorda County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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 Bay City, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Texas average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 172 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.11 | 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
54.2% of nursing staff at Avir at Bay City left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $23,689 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Fine | $10,062 |
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 Bay City holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Avir at Bay City
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Avir Health Group, 116 homes
- Legal name: Guadalupe County Hospital Board
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 9, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Avir at Bay City
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Paradigm at Bay City Bay City | 0.7 | 105 | 2.14 | 3.36 | 44.7% | 2 | None |
| Matagorda Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Bay City | 2.2 | 100 | 2.30 | 3.50 | 87.8% | 2 | $10,761 |
| Paradigm at Sweeny Sweeny · abuse citation | 18.1 | 90 | 1.80 | 2.89 | 75.0% | 1 | $50,189 |
| Paradigm at the Prairies El Campo · abuse citation | 23.5 | 150 | 1.59 | 2.42 | 51.4% | 1 | $62,430 |
| Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Wharton | 23.7 | 120 | 1.81 | 3.06 | 65.3% | 1 | $62,125 |
| S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home 3 El Campo | 24.8 | 57 | 2.03 | 3.42 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| Paradigm at the Creek Wharton · abuse citation | 24.8 | 120 | 2.12 | 3.23 | 58.8% | 1 | $52,034 |
| S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home No 2 Needville | 29.8 | 58 | 1.73 | 3.72 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
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.