The Heights on Valley Ranch: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Heights on Valley Ranch is a 122-bed for-profit nursing home in Porter, Texas, part of Touchstone Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
The Heights on Valley Ranch
23200 Valley Ranch ParkwayPorter, TX 77365
Montgomery 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 on Valley Ranch, nurse aides logged 2.46 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Texas average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 273 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.46 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.33 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at The Heights on Valley Ranch 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. 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 on Valley Ranch holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About The Heights on Valley Ranch
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Touchstone Communities, 25 homes
- Legal name: West Wharton County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 23, 2020
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Heights on Valley Ranch
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kingwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Kingwood | 3.8 | 194 | 2.09 | 3.40 | 72.8% | 1 | $72,573 |
| Crimson Heights Health & Wellness Humble | 8.1 | 118 | 1.94 | 3.24 | 49.0% | 3 | $33,539 |
| Deerbrook Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center Humble · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 8.1 | 124 | 2.03 | 3.35 | 60.7% | 1 | $176,222 |
| Park Manor of Humble Humble | 8.3 | 125 | 2.00 | 3.29 | 52.1% | 4 | $181,138 |
| Focused Care at Humble Humble · abuse citation | 8.5 | 134 | 1.98 | 3.23 | 49.3% | 1 | $98,015 |
| Oakmont Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Humble Humble | 9.5 | 134 | 2.00 | 3.27 | 91.4% | 2 | $418,615 |
| The Village at Gleannloch Farms Spring | 11.1 | 35 | 2.41 | 4.28 | 48.9% | 5 | None |
| Fall Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Humble | 12.5 | 126 | 1.88 | 3.25 | 65.6% | 1 | $48,555 |
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.