Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
711 LUCAS DRIVE, Athens, TX, 75751
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 Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district · Chain: Creative Solutions In Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 132 · avg 50 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.2% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 57.1% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 147394
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 132 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 42 Medicare-only · 90 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 31, 2023
- Current license expires
- March 31, 2026
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Fannin County Hospital Authority (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Athens I Enterprises, Llc
- Administrator
- Katie Willis
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Creative Solutions in Healthcare chain — 149 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Athens i Enterprises, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jonathan d Edwards
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Kathryn Mata
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Zachary Willig
Corporate Director · since 2025
- Gary r Blake
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Linda f Huggins
Corporate Director · since 2022
+ 8 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 9)
- F0837·Nov 13, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- D0693·May 6, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0692·Mar 27, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0689·Mar 27, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0655·Mar 27, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0644·Mar 27, 2024
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- E0584·Mar 27, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- E0755·Feb 15, 2023
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 6, 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
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 132-bed nursing home in Athens, Texas, licensed since 1971 and currently managed by Athens I Enterprises, LLC under a hospital district licensee. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star health inspection score, but staffing falls to 1 star — the lowest tier, shared by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Only 50 of 132 beds are occupied on an average day. No abuse findings or fines are on record.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 1 star — the bottom tier, shared by roughly 38% of nursing homes in Texas. Nursing-hour data was not submitted to CMS for this reporting period, so a precise daily-minutes figure isn't available; the 1-star rating reflects what CMS could calculate from available records. A 4-star-staffing facility in Texas averages 241 minutes of nursing care per resident per day as a benchmark.
One administrator has turned over in the past year. That sits at an elevated level — above routine, below the instability seen at facilities with two or more departures in twelve months — but leadership changes affect care coordination, hiring, and day-to-day consistency.
About 50 residents occupy 132 licensed beds — roughly 38% occupancy. That is substantially below typical operating levels for a nursing home of this size. Low occupancy can affect staffing ratios, revenue available for operations, and the general activity level of the building.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Why staffing rates 1 star
CMS assigned a 1-star staffing rating, and nursing-hour data was missing from the CMS filing — ask what daily staffing levels currently look like and why hours weren't reported.
Current administrator tenure
One administrator left in the past year; ask who is currently in the role, how long they have been there, and whether they plan to stay.
Reason for low bed occupancy
Only about 50 of 132 beds are filled on an average day — ask what is driving that, and how it affects staffing levels and daily programming.
Short-stay quality outcomes
CMS rates short-stay quality measures at 1 star while long-stay measures rate 4 stars — ask what kinds of short-stay outcomes, such as rehospitalization or functional decline, account for that gap.
Family Council availability
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council on record — ask whether families have a structured way to raise concerns collectively outside of individual conversations with staff.
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.