Avir at Azalea Heights
Nursing home in Tyler, Texas, CMS certification number 675289
3505 Old Jacksonville Rd, Tyler, TX 75701 · Smith County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- $14,901 (1)
Does Avir at Azalea Heights take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Avir at Azalea Heights is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Avir at Azalea Heights reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.00
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.40
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.53
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.07
- Weekend total hours
- 2.58
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 16.7%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 10, 2025 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 18, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Avir at Azalea Heights 1 time in the past 3 years, for $14,901 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 91.4 residents live here, about 76% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 91.4
- Certified since
- January 13, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Avir at Azalea Heights
- Legal business name
- West Wharton County Hospital District
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 118 homes nationally under Avir Health Group, 2.2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Avir at Azalea Heights
- Briarcliff Health Center3403 Vine Ave, Tyler 75701
- Reunion Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation1401 Rice Rd, Tyler 75703
- Providence Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing5505 New Copeland Rd, Tyler 75703
- Meadow Lake Health Center16044 CR 165, Tyler 75703
- The Heights of Tyler2650 Elkton Trail, Tyler 75703
See also all nursing homes in Tyler.
Who inspects nursing homes in Texas
Texas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Texas, the 13 in Tyler, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Avir at Azalea Heights, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Avir at Azalea Heights
What is the CMS star rating of Avir at Azalea Heights?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Avir at Azalea Heights accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Avir at Azalea Heights?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Avir at Azalea Heights?
West Wharton County Hospital District, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.