Nursing home
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
711 Lucas St, Athens, TX 75751 · Map
Government - Hospital district · Part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities) · 132 certified beds
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Athens, Texas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Its most recent inspection on May 6, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation 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) | — | 3.40 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.44 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.01 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.2% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below 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.
What inspectors found at Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2024 · 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 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 27, 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 · Mar 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 15, 2023 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 15, 2023
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
- 711 Lucas St
Athens, TX 75751 - CMS certification #
- 675460
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 132
- Avg residents/day
- 50.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-11-11
- Chain
- Creative Solutions In Healthcare (149 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Creative Solutions In Healthcare
Creative Solutions In Healthcare operates 149 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Creative Solutions In Healthcare 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
- Ut Health East Texas Athens Hospital, Athens. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avir at Athens, Athens. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pathfinder Home Health, Athens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Brookshire's Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 75751 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Henderson County, Athens, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 75751.
Cedar Lake Home Health And Hospice, office in Malakoff, 15.9 miles away, straight line
Enhabit Hospice, office in Kemp, 22.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Healthtexas Provider Network, Waxahachie. 57.2 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 low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have?
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 132 beds.