Avir at Western Hills: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avir at Western Hills is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Temple, Texas, part of Avir Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 75.0% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Avir at Western Hills
512 Draper DrTemple, TX 76504
Bell 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 Western Hills, nurse aides logged 1.80 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Texas average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 153 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.80 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.16 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.76 | 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
75.0% of nursing staff at Avir at Western Hills left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $16,562 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
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 Western Hills holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Avir at Western Hills
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avir Health Group, 116 homes
- Legal name: Stratford Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 2, 1988
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avir at Western Hills
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avir at Adams Temple · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 0.3 | 118 | 2.20 | 3.14 | 66.2% | 1 | $19,240 |
| Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare Temple | 1.8 | 124 | 1.79 | 3.03 | 78.4% | 2 | $32,275 |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Skil Temple | 2.2 | 23 | 2.13 | 8.51 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Avir at Weston Temple · many days without an RN | 2.2 | 120 | 1.84 | 3.03 | 83.3% | 1 | $154,589 |
| William R Courtney Texas State Veterans Home Temple · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 2.5 | 160 | — | — | — | 1 | $53,860 |
| Avir at Temple West Temple | 3.1 | 104 | 1.94 | 3.26 | 66.7% | 3 | $7,257 |
| Avir at Temple East Temple | 3.2 | 138 | 2.32 | 3.46 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Cornerstone Gardens LLP Temple | 3.3 | 130 | 2.37 | 3.75 | 51.5% | 3 | $15,757 |
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.