Hill Country Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hill Country Heights is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Copperas Cove, Texas, part of Touchstone Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 42.1% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Hill Country Heights
810 Industrial AveCopperas Cove, TX 76522
Coryell 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 Hill Country Heights, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 14% above the Texas average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 172 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.48 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.05 | 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
42.1% of nursing staff at Hill Country Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,356 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2024 | Fine | $12,356 |
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. Hill Country Heights holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Hill Country Heights
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Touchstone Communities, 25 homes
- Legal name: Uvalde County Hospital Authority
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 18, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hill Country Heights
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Copperas Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation Copperas Cove | 0.9 | 123 | 1.90 | 2.88 | 60.9% | 1 | $24,242 |
| Avir at Killeen Killeen | 9.6 | 120 | 1.87 | 3.18 | 52.1% | 1 | $65,560 |
| Rosewood Heights Killeen | 10.2 | 64 | 2.18 | 3.81 | 67.6% | 3 | $42,298 |
| Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Harker Heights | 14.1 | 199 | 2.33 | 3.40 | 55.9% | 1 | $64,760 |
| Lily Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Lampasas | 17.0 | 116 | 2.25 | 3.53 | 57.6% | 1 | $86,207 |
| Caraday of Lampasas Lampasas | 17.2 | 76 | 1.84 | 2.87 | — | 3 | $16,426 |
| Lampasas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Lampasas | 17.8 | 68 | 2.04 | 3.43 | — | 1 | $24,228 |
| Coryell Health Rehabliving at the Meadows Gatesville | 22.4 | 106 | 2.67 | 4.08 | — | 4 | 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.