Avir At Abilene
1201 CLARKS DR, Abilene, TX, 79602
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual · Chain: Avir Health Group
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 98 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 52.9% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $35,895 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 307730
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 120 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 9 Medicare-only · 111 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- March 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- April 1, 2017
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- West Wharton County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- 1201 Clarks Drive Opco Llc
- Administrator
- John O Lane
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Avir Health Group chain — 90 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- 1201 Clarks Drive Opco, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- 1201 Clarks Drive Property Owner, Llc
5% or Greater Security Interest · 100% · since 2025
- Aaron Travitsky
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Hccf Management Group xi Llc
5% or Greater Security Interest · 100% · since 2025
- John Lane
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Nochum Freund
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 28)
- D0585·Jan 14, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- K0684·Aug 29, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- K0600·Aug 29, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0812·Feb 5, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0689·Feb 5, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0620·Feb 5, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
- E0561·Feb 5, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- D0687·Nov 6, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate foot care.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $36K
Most recent events
- Aug 29, 2025Fine · $36K
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 5, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Avir at Abilene is a 120-bed nursing home in Abilene, Taylor County, accepting Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 1 star overall, 1 star on health inspections, and 1 star on staffing. CMS has substantiated findings of resident abuse or neglect here within the past 36 months. The facility incurred one fine totaling $35,895 since the last inspection cycle. It is licensed through March 2027 and operated under the Avir Health Group name.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates this facility 1 star on staffing — a tier shared by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives roughly 188 minutes of nursing care per day, about 53 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — sicker or less mobile on average — so those 188 minutes stretch thinner than the number alone suggests. RN coverage is 18 minutes per resident per day, against a 4-star Texas threshold of 37 minutes.
CMS has substantiated findings of resident abuse or neglect at this facility within the past 36 months. That finding is reflected in CMS's public record and contributed to the 1-star health inspection rating.
One CMS fine totaling $35,895 has been assessed. The statewide median fine across penalized Texas facilities is about $20,699, and roughly 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all.
One administrator has turned over in the past year — an elevated rate by CareWitness's state-relative measure. Residents experience transitions in day-to-day leadership when the person setting care priorities and managing staff changes.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Substantiated abuse finding
CMS has a substantiated abuse or neglect finding on record here — ask what incident prompted it, what corrective steps were taken, and how staff are currently trained on abuse prevention.
Nursing coverage on evenings and weekends
Weekend staffing clocks in at 2.8 hours per resident per day, below the already-low weekday figure — ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor on a Saturday night.
RN presence during a typical shift
Reported RN time is 18 minutes per resident per day; ask which shifts have a registered nurse physically present in the building and how quickly one can be reached after hours.
Recent administrator change
An administrator left within the past year — ask who is currently in the role, how long they have been here, and whether department heads have also changed.
The $35,895 CMS fine
One fine totaling $35,895 has been assessed — ask what deficiency it was tied to and what policy or staffing change followed.
Family Council availability
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how families are formally notified of care changes or facility-wide concerns, and who the primary contact is.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.