St James House of Baytown: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St James House of Baytown is a 105-bed for-profit nursing home in Baytown, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 39% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 46.3% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
St James House of Baytown
5800 W Baker RdBaytown, TX 77520
Harris 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 St James House of Baytown, nurse aides logged 2.79 hours per resident per day, 39% above the Texas average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 276 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.79 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.88 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.50 | 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
46.3% of nursing staff at St James House of Baytown left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 57.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 20, 2025. 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 $14,901 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2025 | Fine | $14,901 |
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. St James House of Baytown holds 5 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About St James House of Baytown
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: West Wharton County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 13, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near St James House of Baytown
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Focused Care at Cedar Bayou Baytown | 2.6 | 125 | 1.91 | 3.01 | 47.2% | 1 | $99,628 |
| Rollingbrook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Baytown | 3.0 | 130 | 2.14 | 3.35 | 70.1% | 3 | $23,676 |
| Focused Care at Allenbrook Baytown | 3.4 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.05 | 51.6% | 3 | $8,400 |
| Mont Belvieu Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Mont Belvieu · many days without an RN | 3.7 | 124 | 1.96 | 3.07 | 48.8% | 1 | $27,271 |
| Focused Care at Burnet Bay Baytown | 3.8 | 120 | 1.81 | 2.90 | 30.0% | 2 | $12,893 |
| Bay Ridge Healthcare Center La Porte | 7.2 | 58 | 2.02 | 3.71 | 57.7% | 1 | $54,678 |
| East View Healthcare Houston | 8.4 | 125 | 2.03 | 3.22 | 60.6% | 5 | None |
| Sylan Shores Health and Wellness La Porte · abuse citation | 8.6 | 124 | 1.80 | 3.00 | 69.5% | 1 | $8,281 |
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.