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Avir At Sherman

1000 SARA SWAMMY DRIVE, Sherman, TX, 75090

Type
Nursing home
State-licensedCMS certified · CCN 676120

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3/5
Health inspections3/5
Staffing1/5
Quality measures5/5

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 departednear 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 HHS 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 HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 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.