Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Harker Heights, Texas, CMS certification number 675909
415 Indian Oaks Dr, Harker Heights, TX 76548 · Bell County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 199
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $64,760 (2)
Does Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation 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 | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation 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
- 3.21
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.29
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.27
- Weekend total hours
- 2.90
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 10 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 7, 2025, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation 2 times in the past 3 years, for $64,760 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 137.4 residents live here, about 69% of its 199 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 199
- Average residents per day
- 137.4
- Certified since
- March 11, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Uvalde County Hospital Authority
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 25 homes nationally under Touchstone Communities, 2.8-star chain average
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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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation, 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 Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation?
Uvalde County Hospital Authority, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.