Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 132-bed government-run nursing home in Athens, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. 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 87.0% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
711 Lucas DriveAthens, TX 75751
Henderson 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 Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.80 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Texas average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 98 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% 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 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.05 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.61 | 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
87.0% of nursing staff at Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 85.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: Fannin County Hospital Authority
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 11, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avir at Athens Athens · abuse citation | 1.1 | 112 | 1.78 | 2.92 | 57.5% | 1 | $243,325 |
| Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare of Athens Athens · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.5 | 120 | 2.18 | 3.19 | 58.0% | 1 | $162,078 |
| Cedar Lake Nursing Center Malakoff · no staffing data submitted | 9.0 | 90 | — | — | — | 3 | $4,545 |
| Mabank Nursing Center Mabank | 20.1 | 90 | 2.03 | 3.36 | 46.7% | 3 | $31,234 |
| Kerens Care Center Kerens | 22.6 | 70 | 1.44 | 2.95 | 97.3% | 2 | None |
| Chandler Nursing Center Chandler | 22.9 | 90 | 2.02 | 3.10 | 66.2% | 4 | None |
| Canton Oaks Canton | 23.8 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.24 | 30.4% | 4 | $49,111 |
| Van Healthcare Van | 25.9 | 60 | 2.63 | 3.95 | 70.8% | 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.