Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Houston, Texas, CMS certification number 676337
6920 W T.C. Jester Blvd, Houston, TX 77091 · Harris County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 27, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $81,227 (4)
Does Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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
- 3.05
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.26
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.89
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.89
- Weekend total hours
- 2.79
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 37.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 27, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 23, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 times in the past 3 years, for $81,227 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 101.4 residents live here, about 85% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 101.4
- Certified since
- May 3, 2013
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Oakbend Medical Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 67 homes nationally under Wellsential Health, 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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 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 Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Houston Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Oakbend Medical Center, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.