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Avir at Bay City

Nursing home in Bay City, TX

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
700 12th St, Bay City, TX 77414
Phone
(979) 245-7800
Listed under
Government-owned
Medicare CCN
455643
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
77
Ownership
Government, hospital district
Legal business name
Guadalupe County Hospital Board
Chain
Avir Health Group (116 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 9, 1986
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 455643. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 26, 2026. CMS lists 28 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 29, 2023 to Feb 26, 2026): 19 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Feb 26, 2026Develop 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 26, 2026Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 26, 2026Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 26, 2026Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff…
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 5, 2024PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 5, 2024Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 5, 2024Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 5, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 12, 2024Develop 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 · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 12, 2024Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 28. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $23,689 in the last three years.

Feb 26, 2024Fine: $13,627
Aug 29, 2023Fine: $10,062

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.39 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.23 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.22 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.11 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
54%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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