Assisted Living
Avista Living
9014 S. Ferndale Place Dr, Houston, TX 77064 · Map
Licensed for 5 residents · CARE HEART ASSISTED LIVING LLC
Avista Living is a state-licensed assisted living community in Houston, Texas. It is licensed for 5 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Most recent comprehensive inspection: Oct 28, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 5 residents
Assisted Living Facility TYPE B 311910, current license dated Aug 31, 2011. Licensee CARE HEART ASSISTED LIVING LLC.
Nearest emergency room
3.3 miles
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avista Living this community | 5 | Not published | Active | 9 violations, 0 penalties | |
| Sony's Assisted Living Facility | 1.9 mi | 16 | Not published | Active | 0 violations, 0 penalties |
| Windermere Estates Senior Living | 2.0 mi | 120 | $3,075/mo | Active | 10 violations, 0 penalties |
| Avista Home | 2.0 mi | 11 | Not published | Active | 3 violations, 0 penalties |
| Champions Healthcare at Willowbrook, Willowchase Blvd | 2.5 mi | 104 | Not published | Active | 4 violations, 0 penalties / 12 violations, 0 penalties |
State inspection record9 violations, 0 penalties
- Most recent comprehensive inspection
- October 28, 2025
- Health violations cited
- 6
- Life Safety Code violations cited
- 3
- Administrative penalties
- 0
Violations cited, most recent first
- October 28, 2025, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to conduct required fire drills and document fire drills on the required form.
- October 28, 2025, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to store oxygen provided by the facility in a safe and sanitary manner.
- October 28, 2025, Life Safety Code: The facility failed to include a section addressing evacuation in the emergency preparedness and response plan.
- June 4, 2024, Health Visit: The facility failed to designate a manager in writing or did not have proof of the manager's qualifications. Corrected June 5, 2024.
- June 4, 2024, Health Visit: The facility failed to ensure that the manager was on duty and managing only one facility, or for small type A facilities responsible for no more than 16 residents in no more than four facilities and available when off- site. Corrected June 6, 2024.
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- June 4, 2024, Health Visit: The facility failed to conduct criminal history checks of employees and applicants. Corrected June 25, 2024.
- June 4, 2024, Health Visit: The facility failed to ensure that a licensed person or a trained, authorized, and delegated person administered medications according to physician's orders. Corrected June 14, 2024.
- June 4, 2024, Health Visit: The facility failed to ensure that all employees providing services were screened for tuberculosis within two weeks of employment and annually. Corrected June 21, 2024.
- and 1 more on the state’s site
Read the full record on the state’s site →
HHSC lists each state violation cited at the provider's inspections and investigations, with the date the visit ended and the date HHSC recorded it as corrected. HHSC notes the list “may include findings from previous inspections.” Health visits check care and services; Life Safety Code visits check fire safety and the building. Enforcement actions are administrative penalties HHSC imposed under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 247, with the rule cited and HHSC's description of the violation. HHSC: “Data is subject to change through normal business processes such as the state IDR process.” This community is licensed for 5 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Long-term Care Regulation, Long Term Care Provider Search, data as of October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee CARE HEART ASSISTED LIVING LLC
- License type
- Assisted Living Facility TYPE B
- License number
- 311910
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2011-08-31
- Licensed capacity
- 5
- Licensee
- CARE HEART ASSISTED LIVING LLC
- County
- Harris County
- Administrator
- Francis Kangethe
Source: Texas state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Texas licensing record, as of Sep 8, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Texas, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Texas
- STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services (STAR+PLUS HCBS) Waiver Program. Texas Medicaid can help pay for assisted living for people enrolled in the STAR+PLUS HCBS waiver, which helps people who would otherwise need to be in a nursing home. HHSC checks whether you need this program when you apply for Medicaid. (state page)
- Waitlist. STAR+PLUS HCBS uses an interest list. People already on Medicaid with a STAR+PLUS plan may bypass it, and nursing facility residents can use Money Follows the Person. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 10, 2010 to Oct 26, 2011. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $4,629 owed to 7 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Avista Assisted Living (Avista Health Solutions LLC.). Case 1621509.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 3.3 mi, nursing home 1.8 mi, pharmacy 1.8 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fallbrook Rehabiliation and Care Center, Houston. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sms Home Health LLC, Houston. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 77064 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Jersey Village Dialysis, Houston, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fkc Cypress Fairbanks, Houston, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Willowbrook Dialysis, Houston, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 73 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 77064.
Silverado Hospice - North Houston, office in Houston, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Capstone Hospice LLC, office in Jersey Village, 3.4 miles away, straight line
Omegalife Hospice Of Texas Inc, office in Houston, 4.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cs Pacs 3 Southwest, LLC, Houston. 2.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in October 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- Who is here at night? Are they awake, or asleep and on call?
- Who covers when the owner is sick, on vacation, or away for the day? Can we meet them?
- Is it one flat rate, or does it rise with care needs?
- Can you help someone who needs two people to move, or a mechanical lift?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Long-term Care Regulation inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Avista Living provide?
Avista Living is licensed by the state of Texas for assisted living in Houston, Texas. Its licensed capacity is 5 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Avista Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for Avista Living but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Avista Living cost?
Assisted Living in Harris County typically starts at $3,000 to $4,500 a month. Based on 29 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Avista Living does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Avista Living?
Use Avista Living's website, avistalivingnw.com, or visit at 9014 S. Ferndale Place Dr, Houston, TX 77064.
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