Rising Star Nursing Center
411 S MILLER, Rising Star, TX, 76471
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
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 36 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 56.3% — near the Texas averageTexas 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
- 147571
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 60 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 15 Medicare-only · 45 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- April 1, 2026
- Current license expires
- April 1, 2029
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Mcculloch County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Rising Star Senior Care Llc
- Administrator
- Gregory A Whitten
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Mcculloch County Hospital District
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Guyle p Donham
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Kirk Roddie
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Michael Schaffner
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Rising Star Senior Care Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- Gregory Whitten
Corporate Director · since 2020
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 13)
- D0726·Dec 5, 2025Complaint
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.
- E0740·Dec 5, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- E0656·Dec 5, 2025
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.
- E0880·Aug 9, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Aug 9, 2024
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.
- E0695·Aug 9, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0686·Aug 9, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0657·Aug 9, 2024
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.
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 5, 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
Rising Star Nursing Center is a 60-bed nursing home in Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, licensed since 1971 and managed by Rising Star Senior Care LLC under the McCulloch County Hospital District. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with 4-star health inspection and quality-measure ratings. Staffing comes in at 3 stars. The facility is currently operating at about 60% of licensed capacity, with roughly 36 of 60 beds filled on an average day.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 3 stars — about 207 minutes of nursing care per resident per day, roughly 34 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. The raw hours, however, overstate the demand on staff: residents here require less hands-on care than at a typical Texas nursing home, so those 207 minutes stretch further than the same number would at a facility with sicker or more dependent residents.
The facility is running at roughly 60% of its licensed 60 beds — about 36 residents on an average day. That level of vacancy, while it means no waitlist pressure, can affect how resources are allocated and may reflect local demand patterns in a small rural market.
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
Weekend nursing hours average 2.78 hours per resident per day — lower than the weekday figure; ask how many nurses and aides are on duty overnight and on weekends.
Why beds are running half-empty
The facility averages about 36 residents against 60 licensed beds; ask whether low occupancy affects staffing levels or the range of activities and services offered.
RN coverage each day
Reported RN hours come to about 24 minutes per resident per day; ask whether a registered nurse is on-site around the clock or only during certain shifts.
How the Resident Council works
A Resident Council meets here but no Family Council exists; ask how family members raise concerns and how often they receive updates from administration.
Management company's role day to day
The facility is licensed to McCulloch County Hospital District but managed by Rising Star Senior Care LLC; ask which organization makes staffing and care decisions and who to contact if problems arise.
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.