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Nursing homes in Knox County, Texas

All 2 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 2 cities in Knox 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.

2
nursing homes
0
carry an abuse flag
0
rated 1 star
3.31
median nurse hrs/day (TX: 3.27)

Among 2 rated homes in Knox, 0 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 0 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. None 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 Knox County

  • Knox County ranks 52 of 146 Texas counties we cover for median nurse staffing.
  • 1 of 2 homes paid federal fines in roughly the last three years, about $8,018 in total, all at Avir At Knox City.
  • 50% of homes here are for-profit, below the Texas share of 71%. How ownership tracks quality.
  • One home gives long-stay residents antipsychotic drugs at twice the Texas median (8.3%) or more: Avir At Knox City (26.7%).

How to narrow 2 homes down

  • ·The 2 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 1 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.

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 2 homes in Knox County

Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-10-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.