Arboretum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Of Winnie
1215 HIGHWAY 124, Winnie, TX, 77665
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
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 79 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 35.6% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 20% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas 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)
- 2 fines · $120,403 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 144154
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 120 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 2 Medicare-only · 118 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- February 28, 2025
- Current license expires
- February 28, 2028
- Initial license date
- June 24, 1999
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Chambers County (COUNTY)
- Operator / manager
- Winnie I Enterprises, Llc
- Administrator
- Kayla Kiker
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Arboretum Nursing And Rehabilitation Center of Winnie, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2015
- Byron m Burris
Operational/managerial Control · 33% · since 2015
- County of Chambers
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2015
- Kayla Rose
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2015
- Michael w Whitley
Operational/managerial Control · since 2015
- Quinten t Burris
Operational/managerial Control · 33% · since 2015
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, 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 30)
- D0921·Nov 20, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D0880·Nov 20, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Nov 20, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0690·Nov 20, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0688·Nov 20, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- E0644·Nov 20, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- E0580·Nov 20, 2025
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.
- G0689·Aug 20, 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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $14K
- 20241 fine · $106K
Most recent events
- Aug 20, 2025Fine · $14K
- Aug 22, 2024Fine · $106K
Largest single fine on record: $106K.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Jun 28, 2023. 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
Arboretum Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Winnie is a 120-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Winnie, TX, licensed to Chambers County and managed by Winnie I Enterprises, LLC. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with a 2-star staffing rating and $120,403 in fines across two citations. The facility is operating at roughly 66% of licensed capacity — about 79 residents 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 2 stars. Each resident receives about 194 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 47 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here also tend to need more hands-on daily care than at a typical facility, which means those 194 minutes stretch thinner in practice than the number alone suggests.
Two CMS fines have totaled $120,403. The state median for fined facilities in Texas is about $20,699, and roughly 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all — so both the count and the dollar amount here sit well above the typical range.
About 4 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — below Texas's 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning turnover is better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. RN turnover is exceptionally low at 2 in 10 departures annually, which is among the lowest in Texas.
The facility is running at about 66% of its 120 licensed beds, with roughly 79 residents on an average day. This level of vacancy, alongside the fine history and staffing rating, is a combination worth examining directly with the facility.
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
CMS has issued two fines totaling $120,403 — ask what deficiencies caused each citation and what specific corrective steps have been completed.
Why occupancy is at 66%
The facility averages about 79 residents in 120 licensed beds — ask whether the vacancy reflects admissions choices, recent closures of units, or something else.
Staffing on nights and weekends
Reported weekend nursing hours are 2.75 minutes per resident lower than weekday figures — ask how many nurses and aides are on duty overnight and on Saturdays and Sundays.
How care plans are reviewed
Quality-measure ratings are 2 stars for long-stay residents despite relatively low staff turnover — ask how often care plans are updated and who leads those reviews.
Role of the county as licensee
The license is held by Chambers County while day-to-day operations run through Winnie I Enterprises, LLC — ask how oversight responsibilities are divided between the two.
Resident Council access and meetings
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how often the council meets and how families receive information from those meetings.
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.