Avir at Bay City
Bay City, Texas · CCN 455643
30 surveys since 2011, 11 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 144
- Surveys
- 30
- Harm or worse
- 11
- Immediate jeopardy
- 7
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 120
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Chain
- AVIR HEALTH GROUP
- County
- Matagorda · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1986
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 2
- Health inspection
- 3
- Staffing
- 1
- Quality measures
- 3
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 104 government-run facilities of 100–127 beds in Texas.
Last survey on record
Feb 26, 2026
256 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.39 | 3.25 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.23 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 54.2% | 48.1% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $13,627 across 1 penalty
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J27.1% | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1450.0% | E1242.9% | F— |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6563×
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F7553×
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F7613×
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F6842×
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F7272×
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Avir at Bay City, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF684Feb 26, 2024
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility staff failed to ensure residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive care plan, and the residents' choices for 1 resident of 17 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for quality of care. The facility failed to assess Resident #1, who was prescribed daily anticoagulant medication, before lifting her up off the floor when she had an unwitnessed fall and sustained facial injuries and a bleeding hematoma to the back of her head. An Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 02/22/2024. The IJ template was provided to the facility on [DATE] at 3:22 p.m. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF661Aug 29, 2023
The facility failed to ensure all residents were provided with a discharge summary for an anticipated discharge for two (CR #1 and CR #3) of six residents reviewed for discharge requirements. -CR #1 was discharged on [DATE] to a hotel and facility failed to provide CR#1 with Post-Discharge Plan of Care. -CR #3 was discharged on [DATE] with no documentation of any pre-discharge planning, discharge summary, and an incomplete plan. On 8/25/2023 at 2:17 PM an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified for discharges. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Apr 16, 2022
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and assistance to prevent accidents for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for accidents and supervision. The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 who was diagnosed with dementia and resided in the facility's secured unit was not dropped off without a caregiver from the facility or a family member present at the doctor's office scheduled appointment. Resident #1 eloped from the doctor's office and was later reported to be found at a family member's house. An immediate jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 04/08/2022. While IJ was removed on 04/16/2022 at 12:12 p.m. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF686Sep 6, 2021
Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure a resident with pressure ulcers received the necessary treatment and services, consistent with professional standards of practice, to promote healing, prevent infection and prevent new ulcers from developing for 1 of 10 residents (Resident #4) reviewed for pressure ulcers. 1. The facility failed to identify unstageable pressure sores on both of Resident #4's heels which developed into necrosis of the bone (the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply). 2. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Feb 26, 2026
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews the facility failed to ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility were labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles, and included the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions in accordance with professional standards for 4 of 8 medication carts reviewed for medication storage in that: Medication Carts #1, #2, #3 and #4 contained medications that did not have an open date written on the bottles. […]
Read 30 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 30 of 144 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Feb 26, 2026Standard4 findings
- Dec 5, 2024Standard and complaint6 findings
- Sep 12, 2024Complaint2 findings
- Feb 26, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Dec 21, 2023Complaint2 findings
- Oct 27, 2023Standard and complaint5 findings
- Aug 29, 2023Complaint8 findings · 1 harm
- Apr 28, 2023Complaint2 findings
Show the 22 earlier surveys
- Jul 29, 2022Standard and complaint7 findings
- Apr 16, 2022Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Mar 4, 2022Complaint2 findings
- Jan 14, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Dec 15, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Sep 6, 2021Infection control3 findings · 1 harm
- May 21, 2021Standard8 findings
- May 8, 2020Complaint1 finding
- Sep 5, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Jul 31, 2019Complaint3 findings · 2 harm
- May 15, 2019Standard4 findings
- Jul 27, 2018Standard6 findings
- Aug 24, 2017Standard4 findings
- Sep 24, 2015Standard3 findings
- Feb 12, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Oct 31, 2014Standard and complaint24 findings · 5 harm
- Sep 24, 2014Complaint3 findings
- Sep 20, 2013—14 findings
- Feb 22, 2013—1 finding
- Sep 27, 2012—13 findings
- Oct 6, 2011—11 findings
- Mar 17, 2011—1 finding
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
Comparable facilities
The nearest facilities to this one in the same peer group, by weighted findings.
- Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterSan Antonio3 harm findings
- Wedgewood Nursing HomeFort Worth4 harm findings
- Northeast Rehabilitation and Healthcare CenterSan Antonio3 harm findings
- Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterWharton5 harm findings
- Briarcliff Health Center of GreenvilleGreenville4 harm findings
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