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Nursing homes in Rusk County, Texas

All 4 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 3 cities in Rusk 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.

4
nursing homes
2
carry an abuse flag
1
rated 1 star
3.43
median nurse hrs/day (TX: 3.27)

Among 4 rated homes in Rusk, 0 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 1 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.43 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. 2 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 Rusk County

  • Rusk County ranks 26 of 146 Texas counties we cover for median nurse staffing, in the best-staffed quarter.
  • 2 of 4 homes report fewer nurse hours than the Texas median of 3.27. The range runs from 2.79 hours per resident per day at Autumn Leaves Nursing And Rehab INC to 3.77 at Avir At Overton.
  • 4 of 4 homes paid federal fines in roughly the last three years, about $553,164 in total; the most, $340,621, was at Avir At Overton.
  • One home gives long-stay residents antipsychotic drugs at twice the Texas median (8.3%) or more: Avir At Overton (17.9%).

How to narrow 4 homes down

  • ·The 4 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 0 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.
  • ·2 homes in Rusk County carry 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 4 homes in Rusk County

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