Nursing home
Cherokee Trails Nursing Home
330 E Bagley Rd, Rusk, TX 75785 · Map
Government - Hospital district · Part of Advanced Healthcare Solutions (30 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Cherokee Trails Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rusk, Texas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.86 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Mar 19, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $85,329In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cherokee Trails Nursing Home compares
This facility vs. the Texas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Texas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.86 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.68 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 76.1% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $85,329, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Cherokee Trails Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 330 E Bagley Rd
Rusk, TX 75785 - CMS certification #
- 675835
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 50.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2000-08-01
- Chain
- Advanced Healthcare Solutions (30 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Advanced Healthcare Solutions
Advanced Healthcare Solutions operates 30 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Advanced Healthcare Solutions facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville, Jacksonville. 11.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Arbors Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Rusk. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Health Concepts Home Health, Inc, Jacksonville. 12.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 75785 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Jacksonville Dialysis Center, Jacksonville, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 75785.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- South Limestone Hospital District, Groesbeck. 84.8 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 risk
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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Rusk, TX, risk to homes is greater than 43% of communities in Texas and 74% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively high, 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cherokee Trails Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cherokee Trails Nursing Home an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cherokee Trails Nursing Home staffed?
Cherokee Trails Nursing Home reports 2.86 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Cherokee Trails Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cherokee Trails Nursing Home have?
Cherokee Trails Nursing Home is certified for 140 beds.