Avir at San Knoll
Nursing home in San Antonio, Texas, CMS certification number 455804
5757 N. Knoll, San Antonio, TX 78240 · Bexar County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 36
- Fines in 3 years
- $27,710 (1)
Does Avir at San Knoll take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Avir at San Knoll 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Avir at San Knoll 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
- 3.20
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.39
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.95
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.86
- Weekend total hours
- 2.75
- Nursing staff turnover
- 78.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 24, 2025 and cited 36 deficiencies, plus 31 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 7, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Avir at San Knoll 1 time in the past 3 years, for $27,710 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 54.8 residents live here, about 46% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 54.8
- Certified since
- April 26, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Avir at San Knoll
- Legal business name
- Uvalde County Hospital Authority
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Avir at San Knoll
- Mesa Vista Inn Health Center5756 North Knoll Drive, San Antonio 78240
- Ignite Medical Resort San Antonio, LLC6035 Eckhert Rd, San Antonio 78229
- Huebner Creek Health & Rehabilitation Center8306 Huebner Rd, San Antonio 78240
- Sorrento2739 Babcock, San Antonio 78229
- Remington Transitional Care of San Antonio5423 Hamilton Wolfe Rd, San Antonio 78229
See also all nursing homes in San Antonio.
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 58 in San Antonio, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Avir at San Knoll, 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 San Knoll
What is the CMS star rating of Avir at San Knoll?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Avir at San Knoll accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Avir at San Knoll?
36 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Avir at San Knoll?
Uvalde County Hospital Authority, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.