Avir At El Paso
7441 PASEO DEL NORTE, El Paso, TX, 79911
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: Avir Health Group
- Certified beds
- 124 · avg 133 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 59.6% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 62.5% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $199,581 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 307738
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 124 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 38 Medicare-only · 86 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- March 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- August 22, 2017
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- West Wharton County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- 7441 Paseo Del Norte Opco Llc
- Administrator
- Kenneth L Welch
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)
- 7441 Paseo Del Norte Opco, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- 7441 Paseo Del Norte 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
- Jaime Holberton Square
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Kenneth Welch
Adp of The Snf · 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 96)
- J0689·Aug 18, 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.
- D0689·Jul 1, 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.
- E0610·Jul 1, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0602·Jul 1, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- D0770·May 22, 2025Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
- D0580·May 22, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0656·Apr 10, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E0908·Mar 6, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $16K
- 20242 fines · $177K
- 20231 fine · $6,900
Most recent events
- Aug 18, 2025Fine · $16K
- Nov 8, 2024Fine · $156K
- Jul 27, 2024Fine · $21K
- Jul 12, 2023Fine · $6,900
Largest single fine on record: $156K.
Fire-safety citations
18 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 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
Avir At El Paso is a 124-bed nursing home in El Paso, TX, operated under the Avir Health Group chain and managed by 7441 Paseo Del Norte Opco LLC. CMS rates it 1 star overall, with 1-star ratings for both health inspections and staffing. Four CMS fines totaling $199,581 have been issued, nearly ten times the Texas median fine amount. The facility is reporting more residents than its licensed bed count.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 1 star — the lowest tier, shared by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Residents receive roughly 159 minutes of nursing care per day, about 82 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Beyond the raw numbers, residents here need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — they tend to be sicker or less mobile on average — so those 159 minutes stretch thinner still than they appear.
Avir At El Paso has received 4 CMS fines totaling $199,581. The Texas median for fined facilities is $20,699, and about 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all. This facility's total is roughly 9.6 times the state median.
The facility is currently reporting 132.9 residents per day against 124 licensed beds — about 107% of licensed capacity. At that occupancy level, expect limited bed availability and ask how the facility handles care coordination when it is running over its licensed count.
One administrator has turned over in the past year, placing this facility in an elevated tier for administrative change. Continuity of leadership affects how care policies are set and how staff concerns get resolved.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on nights and weekends
With 159 minutes of nursing care per resident per day and a resident population that requires more hands-on assistance than average, ask how many nurses and aides are on duty during nights and weekends specifically.
Four CMS fines totaling $199,581
Ask what each of the four cited deficiencies was, what corrective steps were taken, and whether any repeat deficiencies appear across multiple inspection cycles.
Beds beyond licensed capacity
The facility currently reports more residents than its 124 licensed beds; ask how they are authorized to operate above that number and what waitlist process applies.
Recent administrator change
An administrator left within the past year — ask who is currently leading the facility, how long they have been in the role, and whether any operational changes followed the transition.
Health inspection deficiency details
The health inspection carries a 1-star rating; ask for the most recent inspection report and which deficiency categories were cited most recently.
Resident Council access and activity
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council; ask how families receive updates from council meetings and what channel exists for family-specific concerns.
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.