Highland Pines Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highland Pines Nursing Home is a 171-bed government-run nursing home in Longview, Texas, part of Opco Skilled Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 46.2% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Highland Pines Nursing Home
1100 N 4th StreetLongview, TX 75601
Gregg 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 Highland Pines Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.08 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average. With about 97 residents a day, that works out to roughly 202 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.08 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
46.2% of nursing staff at Highland Pines 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 28.6%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 14, 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 $17,629 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2024 | Fine | $17,629 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Payment Denial | 11 days from Aug 30, 2024 |
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. Highland Pines Nursing Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Highland Pines Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Opco Skilled Management, 66 homes
- Legal name: Frio Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highland Pines Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Whispering Pines Lodge Longview · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.5 | 116 | 2.32 | 3.42 | 97.3% | 1 | $491,489 |
| The Oaks at Longview Longview | 1.6 | 108 | 1.32 | 2.65 | 48.5% | 3 | None |
| Heritage at Longview Healthcare Center Longview | 1.6 | 140 | 1.39 | 2.81 | — | 1 | $81,752 |
| Avir at Longview Longview · abuse citation | 1.7 | 115 | 2.05 | 3.56 | 73.3% | 1 | $262,731 |
| Longview Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Longview | 2.0 | 198 | 1.92 | 3.36 | 49.5% | 1 | $225,427 |
| Buckner Westminster Place Longview | 2.1 | 20 | 3.53 | 5.28 | 30.8% | 4 | $29,716 |
| Treviso Transitional Care Longview | 2.7 | 140 | 1.92 | 3.23 | 53.4% | 1 | $150,705 |
| Pine Tree Lodge Nursing Center Longview | 4.8 | 92 | 1.74 | 3.29 | 93.8% | 1 | $232,525 |
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.