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 HHS 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 HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 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 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.