West Janisch Health Care Center

Nursing home in Houston, TX

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address: 617 W Janisch St, Houston, TX 77018
Phone: (713) 696-9093
Listed under: Nonprofit
Medicare CCN: 675543
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 1 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 2 of 5
Certified beds: 116
Average residents per day: 67
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Winnie-Stowell Hospital District
Chain: Health Services Management (16 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Oct 31, 1995
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 675543. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Oct 7, 2025. CMS lists 22 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 2, 2023 to Oct 7, 2025): 9 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Oct 7, 2025	Post nurse staffing information every day. Nursing and Physician Services	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Oct 7, 2025	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Develop 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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. Nursing and Physician Services	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Ensure 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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. Administration	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 7, 2025	Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Oct 7, 2025	Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 22. 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 0 fines totalling $0 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Oct 7, 2025

Payment denial for 1 days from Nov 7, 2025

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: 3.82 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.67 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.35 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.42 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 69%
RN turnover (yearly): 56%
Administrators who left in the past year: 2

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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