Whispering Oaks Rehab & Nursing
105 HOSPITAL DRIVE, Cuero, TX, 77954
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
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Advanced Healthcare Solutions
- Certified beds
- 98 · avg 42 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 31% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311289
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 98 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 22 Medicare-only · 76 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- April 1, 2026
- Current license expires
- April 1, 2029
- Initial license date
- May 23, 1972
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Hamilton County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Whispering Oaks Hc Llc
- Administrator
- Frederick Fry
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Advanced Healthcare Solutions chain — 30 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Frederick Fry
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Gary Willers
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Grady Hooper
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Hamilton County Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Whispering Oaks hc Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
Recent change of ownership
April 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Whispering Oaks Rehab & Nursing
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, 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 27)
- D0808·Jul 18, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- C0912·Jul 18, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- D0880·Jul 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Jul 18, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0761·Jul 18, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0726·Jul 18, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- D0690·Jul 18, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0583·Jul 18, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 18, 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
Whispering Oaks Rehab & Nursing is a 98-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Cuero, Texas, licensed since 1972 and managed by Whispering Oaks HC LLC under a hospital district license. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with 4-star staffing and a 5-star quality-measures rating but a 2-star health inspection score. Only about 42 of 98 beds are occupied — a 43% occupancy rate well below typical.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 4 stars — roughly the top 9% of Texas nursing homes on staffing. Each resident receives about 252 minutes of nursing care per day, above the 241-minute threshold that separates 4-star facilities from lower-rated peers in Texas. Staff hours per resident exceed what a typical resident mix would require, meaning the staffing picture is more favorable than the raw number alone suggests.
About 3 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — below Texas's 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning turnover is better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. A long-stay resident is less likely to cycle through multiple primary caregivers than at most Texas facilities.
At 43% of licensed beds occupied, only about 42 of 98 residents are present on an average day. That level of occupancy — well below state norms — paired with a 2-star health inspection rating is a combination worth examining directly with the facility.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Reasons behind low occupancy
With roughly 42 of 98 beds filled on an average day, ask what is driving the low census and whether staffing or services have been reduced in response.
Health inspection findings
CMS rates health inspections here at 2 stars; ask which deficiencies were cited in the most recent survey and what corrective steps have been taken.
RN coverage on weekends
Weekend nursing hours run at 3.765 hours per resident per day versus 4.196 on weekdays — ask how registered nurse coverage is structured on Saturdays and Sundays.
Management company's role
The facility is licensed to a hospital district but managed by Whispering Oaks HC LLC; ask which entity sets clinical policy and handles day-to-day staffing decisions.
Resident council access
A Resident Council meets here but there is no Family Council; ask how family members can formally raise concerns or get updates outside of individual care conferences.
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.