CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME
CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME is a 140-bed nursing home in RUSK, Texas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2000-08-01. It averages 50.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME?
CMS lists 38 health-inspection deficiencies for CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-20.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | F0689, F0761, F0812, F0921 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2026-05-20 | F0640, F0641, F0880 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2026-02-11 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| 2025-03-19 | F0584, F0689, F0941, F0946, F0949 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. / Provide training in compliance and ethics. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E |
| 2025-03-19 | F0880, F0940, F0943 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | D |
| 2025-03-19 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-09-25 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2024-09-25 | F0839 | Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. | E |
| 2024-02-07 | F0812, F0851, F0925 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | F |
| 2024-02-07 | F0880, F0926, F0940, F0941, F0942, F0943, F0944, F0945, F0946, F0947, F0949 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Have policies on smoking. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. / Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. / Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. / Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. / Provide training in compliance and ethics. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E |
| 2024-02-07 | F0584, F0695, F0805, F0808, F0813 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. / Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | D |
Why was CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-25 | Fine | $30,933 |
How is CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME staffed relative to the TX average?
| Measure | This facility | TX average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.22443 | 3.38539 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 65.3 | 55.3 |
| Average number of residents per day | 50.1 | 75.8 |
Who owns CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME?
CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME is registered with CMS as Government - Hospital district, operates under the legal business name BAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | since 06/01/2023 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | LYONS, PAULA | since 06/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | HARDIN, LESLIE | since 06/01/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CHEROKEE TRAILS HC LLC, SILBERSTEIN, ARI | since 06/01/2023 |
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