Avir at Heritage Oaks: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avir at Heritage Oaks is a 159-bed for-profit nursing home in Lubbock, Texas, part of Avir Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 67.2% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Avir at Heritage Oaks
5301 University AveLubbock, TX 79413
Lubbock 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 Heritage Oaks, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 231 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.16 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.21 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.84 | 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
67.2% of nursing staff at Avir at Heritage Oaks left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Avir at Heritage Oaks holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Avir at Heritage Oaks
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Avir Health Group, 116 homes
- Legal name: Stratford Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avir at Heritage Oaks
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lakeside Rehabilitation and Care Center Lubbock | 2.5 | 93 | 1.97 | 3.13 | 82.2% | 1 | $8,994 |
| Lubbock Health Care Center Lubbock | 2.6 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.12 | 96.8% | 3 | None |
| Hansford County Hospital District dba Lakeridge Nu Lubbock | 2.7 | 90 | 1.87 | 2.97 | 61.5% | 2 | $30,561 |
| Southern Specialty Rehab & Nursing Lubbock | 2.7 | 144 | 2.52 | 3.99 | 98.7% | 1 | $36,652 |
| Mesquite Post Acute Care Lubbock | 2.8 | 120 | 1.48 | 2.94 | 79.7% | 1 | $132,185 |
| Mi Casita Nursing and Rehabilitation Lubbock | 2.9 | 95 | 1.74 | 2.80 | 37.5% | 3 | None |
| Avir at Lubbock Lubbock · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.9 | 117 | 2.39 | 3.39 | 70.0% | 1 | $69,307 |
| The Mildred & Shirley L. Garrison Geriatric Educat Lubbock · abuse citation | 3.6 | 120 | 1.66 | 3.00 | 53.8% | 2 | $26,949 |
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.