West Janisch Health Care Center
617 JANISCH ROAD, Houston, TX, 77018
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
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Health Services Management
- Certified beds
- 116 · avg 67 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 68% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 77.8% — 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)
- 1 fine · $7,443 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311974
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 116 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 25 Medicare-only · 91 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- June 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- June 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Winniestowell Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Hsmtxjanischhouston Llc
- Administrator
- Kristy Fontenette
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Health Services Management chain — 16 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Hsmtx/janisch-houston, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Arusha a Bavare
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Beverly Mustafa
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Edward r Murrell
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Health Services Management, Inc.
5% or Greater Mortgage Interest · 100% · since 2024
- Janisch-houston Realty, Llc
5% or Greater Mortgage Interest · 100% · since 2024
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
June 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from West Janisch Health Care Center
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 22)
- E0803·Oct 7, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- K0684·Oct 7, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0657·Oct 7, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0641·Oct 7, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0609·Oct 7, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- K0600·Oct 7, 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.
- D0880·Oct 7, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0776·Oct 7, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 payment denial
- 20231 fine · $7,443 · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Oct 7, 2025Payment denial · 1 day · starting Nov 7, 2025
- Aug 2, 2023Payment denial · 1 day · starting Aug 31, 2023
- Aug 2, 2023Fine · $7,443
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file, including 2 at severity J–L. Most recent: Oct 7, 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
West Janisch Health Care Center is a 116-bed nursing home in Houston, Harris County, licensed through 2027 and accepting both Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 1 star overall, with a 1-star health inspection rating and a substantiated finding of resident abuse or neglect within the past 36 months. Staffing rates 2 stars; the facility is currently operating at about 58% of licensed capacity. It is managed by Hsmtxjanischhouston LLC under licensee Winniestowell Hospital District.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates this facility 1 star overall and 1 star on health inspections — placing it in the bottom tier of Texas nursing homes on both measures. The quality-of-care rating (how well residents fare on tracked health outcomes) is 3 stars on short stays and 2 stars on long stays, below the 1-star inspection record but still under a 4-star threshold.
CMS has substantiated findings of resident abuse or neglect here within the past 36 months. This is a formal federal designation, distinct from an unverified complaint, and appears on the CMS record for this location.
CMS rates staffing 2 stars. Each resident receives about 223 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 18 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. About 32 of those minutes involve a registered nurse. Two-star staffing represents about 32% of Texas nursing homes, so this is below the midpoint of the state.
Roughly 7 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — above the Texas 75th percentile of 60%, meaning turnover here is higher than at least three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. Among registered nurses specifically, about 8 in 10 left in the past year. A long-stay resident will likely go through two or three primary caregivers over the course of a year.
One administrator has left in the past year. That figure alone is not unusual, but paired with the high nursing-staff turnover it reflects a facility with significant personnel instability at multiple levels.
The facility collected one CMS fine totaling $7,443. That amount is below the Texas median fine of $20,699 among facilities that receive fines at all; about 30% of Texas nursing homes had no fines in the same period.
The facility is operating at about 58% of its 116 licensed beds — 67 residents on a typical day. Occupancy this far below capacity, alongside the 1-star rating, high turnover, and abuse flag, suggests the record is driving low demand rather than reflecting a period of planned renovation or construction.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Substantiated abuse finding details
CMS records a substantiated abuse or neglect finding here within the past 36 months — ask what happened, what policy changes followed, and how staff are trained and monitored now.
Staffing coverage on nights and weekends
Reported weekend nursing hours run at 3.38 minutes per resident per day, below the already-low weekday figure — ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor on a Saturday night.
Nursing staff continuity for long stays
Seven in 10 nursing staff left in the past year; ask how the facility assigns consistent caregivers to long-stay residents when the team changes this frequently.
Administrator transition and current leadership
One administrator left in the past year — ask how long the current administrator has been in the role and whether the management company, Hsmtxjanischhouston LLC, is actively involved in day-to-day operations.
Current census and bed availability
The facility is running at about 58% of its 116 licensed beds — ask whether specific wings or units are closed, and what the staffing model looks like relative to current resident count.
Resident Council participation and access
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how family members can formally raise concerns about care, and how often the Resident Council meets.
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.