Nursing homes › Texas › Cherokee Trails Nursing Home
330 E Bagley Rd, Rusk, TX 75785 · 9036835438 · 140 certified beds
CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: Government - Hospital district.
Total nurse staffing: 3.22 (Texas median: 3.27). RN hours: 0.36. Weekend total: 2.81. Nursing staff turnover: 65%.
All-time on record: 43 deficiency citations, including 6 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Health | corrected 2026-06-14 |
| 2026-05-20 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2026-06-14 |
| 2026-05-20 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2026-06-21 |
| 2026-05-20 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E | Health | corrected 2026-06-14 |
| 2026-05-20 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2026-06-14 |
| 2026-05-20 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2026-06-14 |
| 2026-05-20 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2026-06-14 |
| 2026-02-11 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-03-19 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Provide training in compliance and ethics. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | D | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2025-03-19 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C | Health | corrected 2025-04-28 |
| 2024-09-25 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | complaint | corrected 2024-09-26 |
| 2024-09-25 | Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-09-26 |
| 2024-02-07 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | F | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Have policies on smoking. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Provide training in compliance and ethics. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2024-02-07 | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-03-07 |
| 2023-07-27 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | K | complaint | corrected 2023-07-28 |
| 2023-07-27 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | K | complaint | corrected 2023-07-28 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-25 | Fine | $30,933 |
| 2023-07-27 | Fine | $54,396 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 06/01/2023 |
| HARDIN, LESLIE | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2023 |
| CHEROKEE TRAILS HC LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2023 |
| SILBERSTEIN, ARI | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2023 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 675835. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.