The Heights of Gonzales: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Heights of Gonzales is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Gonzales, 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 44.9% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
The Heights of Gonzales
701 N Sarah DewittGonzales, TX 78629
Gonzales 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 The Heights of Gonzales, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 14% above the Texas average. With about 93 residents a day, that works out to roughly 212 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% 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 | 0.71 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.25 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.77 | 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
44.9% of nursing staff at The Heights of Gonzales left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. The Heights of Gonzales holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About The Heights of Gonzales
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Touchstone Communities, 25 homes
- Legal name: Gonzales Healthcare Systems
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 22, 2007
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Heights of Gonzales
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avir at Gonzales Gonzales · many days without an RN | 0.6 | 80 | 1.52 | 2.65 | 61.3% | 2 | None |
| Diversicare of Luling Luling | 15.0 | 60 | 1.92 | 2.96 | — | 3 | None |
| Avir at Magnolia Luling · abuse citation | 16.9 | 90 | 2.08 | 2.86 | 59.5% | 2 | $51,320 |
| Avir at Luling Luling · many days without an RN | 17.1 | 56 | 1.90 | 2.82 | 76.1% | 2 | $35,559 |
| Shiner Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Shiner | 18.0 | 95 | 2.02 | 3.13 | — | 3 | None |
| Shady Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Moulton | 18.9 | 61 | 1.39 | 2.85 | 100.0% | 5 | None |
| Paradigm at Stevens Yoakum | 23.7 | 106 | 1.79 | 3.37 | 46.2% | 2 | None |
| Flatonia Healthcare Center Flatonia · abuse citation | 24.4 | 70 | 2.96 | 4.04 | 43.6% | 1 | $15,098 |
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.