Watkinslogan Texas State Veterans Home
11466 HONOR LANE, Tyler, TX, 75708
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: Texvet
- Certified beds
- 100 · avg 96 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 33.6% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 57.1% — 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $214,759 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 144326
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 100 beds
- Memory-care capacity
- 20 beds · state-certified
- Bed type breakdown
- 100 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- February 27, 2025
- Current license expires
- February 27, 2028
- Initial license date
- February 27, 2012
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- State Of Texas Veterans Land Board (STATE)
- Operator / manager
- Texas Vsi, Llc
- Administrator
- Mary Wintters
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Texvet chain — 9 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Janice Mccrary
Operational/managerial Control · 34% · since 2016
- Michael Mcbride
Operational/managerial Control · 34% · since 2016
- Texas Vsi, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2016
- William s Biggs
Operational/managerial Control · 33% · since 2016
- John Berkely
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2016
- Matthew Warner Elledge
Corporate Officer · since 2016
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 17)
- D0689·Jun 11, 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.
- D0755·Jun 11, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E0576·May 15, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- E0572·May 15, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
- D0842·May 8, 2024Complaint
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.
- J0689·May 8, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0773·Jan 8, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- K0740·Aug 31, 2023Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $191K
- 20231 fine · $24K
Most recent events
- May 8, 2024Fine · $191K
- Aug 31, 2023Fine · $24K
Largest single fine on record: $191K.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Watkinslogan Texas State Veterans Home is a 100-bed nursing home in Tyler serving veterans, with all beds covered by Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 3 stars overall. Two fines totaling $214,759 stand out against a 4-star staffing rating and occupancy near capacity at 96 of 100 beds. Memory care is available for up to 20 residents under a state certification active through October 2026.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing 4 stars here — placing this facility in roughly the top 9% of Texas nursing homes on staffing. Each resident receives about 386 minutes of nursing care per day. Staff hours per resident exceed what the typical resident mix would require, so the raw minutes reflect genuine capacity rather than a stretch to cover sicker residents.
About 3 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — below Texas's 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. Long-stay residents are less likely to cycle through multiple primary caregivers than at most facilities.
Two administrators have left in the past year. That kind of turnover at the top of the org chart affects scheduling, vendor relationships, and how consistently policies get enforced — changes residents notice even when frontline staffing stays stable.
Two CMS fines totaling $214,759. The state median for fined facilities in Texas is about $20,699, so the dollar amount here is roughly ten times that midpoint. The fine count is small, but the size signals serious deficiencies rather than paperwork citations.
The facility is running at 96% of its 100 licensed beds — effectively full. A bed may not be immediately available, and a waitlist is possible.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
What triggered the two fines
Two CMS fines totaling $214,759 are on record — ask what the cited deficiencies were and what specific changes were made in response.
Administrator transitions this year
Two administrators left in the past 12 months — ask who is currently in the leadership role and how long they have been in place.
Memory care unit admission process
The certified memory care unit holds 20 residents — ask how residents are assessed for admission and what happens if a resident's needs change over time.
Current waitlist for a bed
The facility is running at 96 of 100 beds — ask whether there is a waitlist and what the typical wait has been in recent months.
Resident Council meeting access
A Resident Council meets here — ask how often it convenes and whether family members can submit concerns to the council on a resident's behalf.
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.