Nursing home report
Registered name: WATKINS-LOGAN-GARRISON TEXAS STATE VETERAN'S HOME
TYLER, TX · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home has a 3-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections, 4 stars for staffing, and 2 stars for quality measures. It reports 6.31 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, with $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
6.3146 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.3146.
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
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
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 seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to give residents clear notice of their rights, rules, services, and charges. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 572 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents had reasonable access to and privacy when using communication methods. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 576 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $190,793 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $214,759 in total fines.
Federal fine
May 8, 2024
Federal fine
Aug 31, 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.
