Nursing home
Highland Park Care Center
8861 Fulton Street, Houston, TX 77022 · Map
Non profit - Other · Part of Caring Healthcare Group (14 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Highland Park Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Houston, Texas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.49 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Jun 27, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $61,825In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Highland Park Care Center 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) | 3.49 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.17 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.41 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 70.0% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 28, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $61,825, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Highland Park Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 8, 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
- 8861 Fulton Street
Houston, TX 77022 - CMS certification #
- 675493
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 105.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-04-26
- Chain
- Caring Healthcare Group (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Caring Healthcare Group
Caring Healthcare Group operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Caring Healthcare Group 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
Staff pay and workplace safety
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.
DOL also concluded 2 cases here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Feb 7, 2025.
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 care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Memorial Hermann Hospital System, Houston. 3.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- West Janisch Health Care Center, Houston. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Special Kids Care, Houston. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Loving Care Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 77022 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita North Houston Dialysis Center, Houston, 0.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Crosstimbers Dialysis, Houston, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Elik Dialysis Home Therapy, Houston, 1.8 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 81 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 77022.
Height'S Hospice Care, L.L.C., office in Houston, 3.7 miles away, straight line
Doctor'S Choice Hospice, office in Houston, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Of Texas L P, office in Houston, 7.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ut Physicians, Houston. 4.4 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very 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.
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 | 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 very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Highland Park Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Highland Park Care Center 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 Highland Park Care Center staffed?
Highland Park Care Center reports 3.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Highland Park Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Highland Park Care Center have?
Highland Park Care Center is certified for 120 beds.