Kirkwood Manor
2590 LOOP 337 N, New Braunfels, TX, 78130
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: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 162 · avg 123 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.6% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 55.6% — higher 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)
- 1 fine · $29,026 total
- Infection control citations
- 2
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 144411
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 162 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 162 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- February 28, 2025
- Current license expires
- February 28, 2028
- Initial license date
- April 30, 1991
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Uvalde County Hospital Authority (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Lake Island Healthcare Llc
- Administrator
- Kyle Martin
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
Kirkwood Manor is a 162-bed nursing home in New Braunfels, Texas, all beds certified for Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with a 2-star health inspection rating and a 3-star staffing rating. The facility has received one CMS fine totaling $29,026. It is managed by Lake Island Healthcare and affiliated with The Ensign Group.
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 — a tier shared by about 19% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives roughly 209 minutes of nursing care per day, about 32 minutes less than the daily average at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Of that, 28 minutes are covered by a registered nurse.
One CMS fine totaling $29,026 has been issued. About 30% of Texas nursing homes have received no fines; this facility's single fine sits above the state median of $20,699.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Basis for the 2-star inspection rating
Ask which deficiencies drove the 2-star health inspection score and what corrective steps have been completed since the last survey.
Details behind the $29,026 fine
Ask what the fine cited specifically and whether the cited practice or condition has since been resolved.
Registered nurse coverage on evenings and weekends
With RN time averaging 28 minutes per resident per day, ask how RN coverage is scheduled on nights and weekends when staffing is typically thinner.
Role of the management company
The facility is licensed under Uvalde County Hospital Authority but operated by Lake Island Healthcare — ask who sets staffing levels and handles day-to-day clinical decisions.
Current wait for a bed
With 122.9 residents on average against 162 licensed beds, ask whether beds are currently available or whether a waitlist applies.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHS 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.