Nursing home report
RUSK, TX · Medicare-certified · 140 beds
2 of 5 stars overall for CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME in Rusk, TX. Key concerns are a 1-star health inspection rating, 2-star staffing, nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.00 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and $30,933 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.9963 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.9963.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited July 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $30,933 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $85,329 in total fines.
Federal fine
Sep 25, 2024
Federal fine
Jul 27, 2023
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
