Avir at New Braunfels: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avir at New Braunfels is a 154-bed for-profit nursing home in New Braunfels, Texas, part of Avir Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 73.7% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Avir at New Braunfels
821 Us Hwy 81 WNew Braunfels, TX 78130
Comal County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
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 New Braunfels, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Texas average. With about 130 residents a day, that works out to roughly 279 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.36 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
73.7% of nursing staff at Avir at New Braunfels left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 26 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $163,819 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | Fine | $16,355 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Fine | $11,901 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Fine | $83,564 |
| May 8, 2024 | Fine | $43,687 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Fine | $8,312 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Payment Denial | 5 days from Dec 29, 2023 |
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 New Braunfels holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Avir at New Braunfels
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Avir Health Group, 116 homes
- Legal name: 821 Us Highway 81 W Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1976
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avir at New Braunfels
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - New BR New Braunfels | 1.0 | 126 | 2.15 | 3.30 | 49.5% | 3 | None |
| Sundance Inn Health Center New Braunfels · abuse citation | 1.3 | 128 | 1.92 | 3.58 | 47.1% | 2 | $6,364 |
| Eden Home New Braunfels | 2.9 | 122 | 2.43 | 3.98 | 38.8% | 3 | $45,130 |
| Kirkwood Manor New Braunfels | 4.8 | 162 | 1.96 | 3.17 | 42.3% | 2 | $29,026 |
| Cypress Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center San Marcos | 11.8 | 174 | 2.06 | 3.26 | 44.9% | 1 | $221,139 |
| Avir at Walnut Springs Seguin | 12.1 | 113 | 2.20 | 3.66 | 57.7% | 4 | None |
| Hays Nursing and Rehabilitation Center San Marcos | 12.4 | 116 | 1.85 | 3.27 | 37.9% | 3 | $8,226 |
| Avir at Seguin Seguin · abuse citation | 13.2 | 134 | 1.91 | 2.88 | 60.8% | 1 | $13,877 |
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.