Nursing homes in Cherokee County, Texas
All 6 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 3 cities in Cherokee County, with the government's own quality ratings, nurse staffing versus the state median, and any federal safety flags. We take no money from any facility.
Among 6 rated homes in Cherokee, 1 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 1 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.20 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. 1 carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open the report cards to compare staffing, inspections, fines, drug use, and preventable-harm measures before deciding.
What the CMS records show in Cherokee County
- Cherokee County ranks 82 of 146 Texas counties we cover for median nurse staffing.
- 4 of 6 homes report fewer nurse hours than the Texas median of 3.27. The range runs from 2.97 hours per resident per day at Twin Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center to 4.82 at Wells Ltc Nursing & Rehabilitation.
- 4 of 6 homes paid federal fines in roughly the last three years, about $326,387 in total; the most, $174,431, was at Twin Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center.
- 83% of homes here are for-profit, above the Texas share of 71%. How ownership tracks quality.
- The largest operator here is Creative Solutions In Healthcare, with 2 of the 6 homes.
- 2 homes give long-stay residents antipsychotic drugs at twice the Texas median (8.3%) or more, highest at Wells Ltc Nursing & Rehabilitation (28.3%).
How to narrow 6 homes down
- ·The 6 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 1 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.
- ·Five-star homes cluster in Jacksonville (1). Narrowing to a city or two near family shortens the list fast.
- ·1 home in Cherokee County carries a federal abuse-warning flag. Open each report card's safety section before you tour.
Once you have a shortlist, our free nursing-home tour checklist covers the 30 questions to ask and the red flags to watch for on a visit.
All 6 homes in Cherokee County
- AAvir At JacksonvilleJacksonville, TX5★ overall
- CLegacy At JacksonvilleJacksonville, TX3★ overall3% below median staffing
- DCherokee Trails Nursing HomeRusk, TX2★ overall1% below median staffing
- DThe Arbors Healthcare And Rehabilitation CenterRusk, TX2★ overall5% below median staffing
- DTwin Oaks Health & Rehabilitation CenterJacksonville, TX2★ overall9% below median staffing
- FWells Ltc Nursing & RehabilitationWells, TX1★ overall⚠ Abuse
Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-10-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.