Cherokee Trails Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cherokee Trails Nursing Home is a 140-bed government-run nursing home in Rusk, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 65.3% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Cherokee Trails Nursing Home
330 E. Bagley Rd.Rusk, TX 75785
Cherokee 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 Cherokee Trails Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Texas average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 93 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 1.86 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.22 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 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
65.3% of nursing staff at Cherokee Trails Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 20, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $30,933 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2024 | Fine | $30,933 |
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. Cherokee Trails Nursing Home holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Cherokee Trails Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Baylor County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 2000
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Cherokee Trails Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Arbors Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Rusk | 2.5 | 110 | 1.69 | 3.11 | — | 2 | None |
| Legacy at Jacksonville Jacksonville | 11.9 | 101 | 1.76 | 3.17 | — | 3 | $27,345 |
| Avir at Jacksonville Jacksonville | 12.6 | 53 | 2.02 | 3.40 | 23.3% | 5 | None |
| Twin Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center Jacksonville | 14.2 | 116 | 1.83 | 2.97 | 98.0% | 2 | $174,431 |
| Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation Wells · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 24.8 | 90 | 3.30 | 4.82 | 52.0% | 1 | $93,678 |
| Bluebonnet Point Wellness Bullard | 27.3 | 119 | 1.60 | 2.80 | 97.8% | 1 | $181,947 |
| Westward Trails Nursing and Rehabilitation Nacogdoches | 28.2 | 108 | 1.96 | 3.27 | — | 3 | $25,036 |
| Oak Brook Health Care Center Whitehouse | 28.3 | 120 | 1.81 | 3.05 | 66.4% | 3 | 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.