Avir At Sherman
1000 SARA SWAMMY DRIVE, Sherman, TX, 75090
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: Summit Ltc
- Certified beds
- 132 · avg 68 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 82.9% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 100% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 147407
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 132 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 43 Medicare-only · 89 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 31, 2023
- Current license expires
- March 31, 2026
- Initial license date
- November 2, 2006
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Dallas County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- 1000 E Sara Swamy Dr Opco, Llc
- Administrator
- Ryan Westbrook
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 (13 on record)
- 1000 e Sara Swamy dr Opco, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- 1000 e Sara Swamy dr Property Owner, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Aaron Travitsky
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Andrew c Petty
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Hccf Management Group xi Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Nochum Freund
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
+ 7 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 32)
- D0644·Dec 10, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D0580·Dec 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.
- E0880·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0804·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D0761·Jun 5, 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.
- E0759·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0755·Jun 5, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 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
Avir at Sherman is a 132-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Sherman, Texas, operating under a hospital district license but managed by a for-profit LLC. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with a 1-star staffing rating and 5 stars on quality measures. Only about 68 of its 132 beds are occupied — a 51% fill rate. Two administrators have turned over in the past year.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 1 star — the bottom tier, shared by roughly 38% of Texas nursing homes. Residents receive about 204 minutes of nursing care per day, approximately 37 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Of those 204 minutes, only 12 are with a registered nurse; a 4-star Texas facility averages 37 RN minutes per resident per day.
Eight in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — already at the high end — and every single registered nurse on record turned over in that same period. A long-stay resident will likely cycle through multiple primary caregivers, and the RN-level continuity that typically anchors care plans is especially disrupted here.
Two administrators have left in the past year, signaling organizational instability that reaches beyond frontline staffing.
The facility is running at 51% of its licensed 132 beds, with about 68 residents on an average day. That occupancy level, alongside the staffing and leadership turnover, is a pattern worth examining closely.
Quality measures rate 5 stars — the top tier — for both long-stay and short-stay residents. That means the measurable clinical outcomes tracked by CMS, such as rates of falls, pressure wounds, and hospital readmissions, score well relative to peers, even as staffing and retention figures sit at the other end of the scale.
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 a 1-star staffing rating and only 12 RN minutes per resident daily on average, ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor during overnight and weekend shifts specifically.
Who is the current administrator
Two administrators turned over in the past year — ask who is currently in the role, how long they have been here, and whether they are permanent or interim.
Why the facility is half-empty
Only about 68 of 132 beds are filled; ask what is driving the low occupancy and whether any planned changes to operations or ownership are expected.
How the 5-star quality scores are maintained
CMS rates clinical outcomes at 5 stars despite 1-star staffing — ask which specific measures drive that rating and how staff are able to sustain those results.
RN coverage and care plan oversight
Every registered nurse on record left in the past year; ask who currently holds RN responsibilities and how care plans are reviewed and updated.
Relationship between licensee and management company
The license is held by Dallas County Hospital District but day-to-day management runs through a separate LLC — ask how decisions about staffing and care are made and which entity residents and families deal with directly.
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.