Ashford Gardens
7210 NORTHLINE DR, Houston, TX, 77076
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 - Corporation · Chain: Cantex Continuing Care
- Certified beds
- 202 · avg 134 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 45.5% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $11,009 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 312258
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 202 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 73 Medicare-only · 129 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- December 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- December 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Sweeny Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Ashford Health Care Center Ltd Co
- Administrator
- Cathy A Jimmons
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Cantex Continuing Care chain — 38 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Cathy Jimmons
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Sweeny Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
- Kelly r. Park
Corporate Officer · since 2019
Recent change of ownership
December 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Ashford Gardens
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 20)
- E0880·Oct 25, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0761·Oct 25, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0627·Oct 25, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- D0604·Oct 25, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D0842·Jan 10, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0580·Jan 10, 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.
- F0880·Jan 10, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0759·Jan 10, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $11K
Most recent events
- May 17, 2024Fine · $11K
Fire-safety citations
6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 10, 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
Ashford Gardens is a 202-bed nursing home in Houston's Harris County, accepting both Medicare and Medicaid residents. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star quality-of-care rating and a 2-star staffing rating. The facility is licensed through 2027 and operates at roughly 66% of its licensed beds — about 134 residents per day. It is managed by Ashford Health Care Center Ltd Co under a Sweeny Hospital District license.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates Ashford Gardens 2 stars on staffing — a rating shared by about 32% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives roughly 192 minutes of nursing care per day, about 49 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here require more hands-on care than at a typical facility — they tend to be sicker or less mobile on average — so those 192 minutes stretch thinner than the raw number suggests.
The facility carries one CMS fine totaling $11,009. That is below the Texas median fine of $20,699, and about 30% of facilities in the state have no fines at all.
Ashford Gardens is operating at roughly 66% of its 202 licensed beds, with about 134 residents per day. That is meaningfully below full capacity for a facility of this size.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on evenings and weekends
CMS data shows weekend nursing hours averaging 2.79 minutes per resident below the weekday figure — ask how many nurses and aides are on duty Saturday and Sunday nights.
Why occupancy sits at 66%
The facility is running about 68 beds below licensed capacity; ask whether that reflects a recent discharge pattern, referral slowdown, or a deliberate staffing decision.
How care plans are reviewed
Quality-of-care rates 5 stars while staffing rates 2 stars — ask what process the facility uses to monitor and adjust individual care plans given current nurse-to-resident ratios.
RN presence during off-hours
Reported RN hours average 21 minutes per resident per day; ask whether a registered nurse is on site around the clock or available only by on-call.
Resident Council activity
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how often the council meets and how family members can raise concerns outside of that forum.
Management company's role day-to-day
The licensee is Sweeny Hospital District while day-to-day management is handled by Ashford Health Care Center Ltd Co — ask which entity sets staffing budgets and responds to complaints.
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.