Cherokee Trails Nursing Home

330 E. Bagley Rd., Rusk, TX 75785

Phone: 9036835438

CMS ratings and facility information

Cherokee Trails Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing facility in Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas. CMS data for this profile was updated August 2026. Ratings and facility details can change; confirm current information with CMS and the facility.

CMS overall rating2 of 5 stars
Health inspection rating2 of 5
Staffing rating2 of 5
Quality measures rating4 of 5
Certified beds140
OwnershipGovernment - Hospital district
CMS certification number675835

Staffing

Total nurse hours per resident day3.22
RN hours per resident day0.36
Nurse aide hours per resident day1.86
Total nursing staff turnover percent65.3
RN turnover percent66.7

Resident outcome measures

MeasureValueUnitPeriod
Hospitalizations2.31events_per_1000_resident_days20250101-20251231
Emergency-department visits4.42events_per_1000_resident_days20250101-20251231
Falls with major injury2.53percent2025Q2-2026Q1
Pressure ulcers2.79percent2025Q2-2026Q1
Urinary tract infections0percent2025Q2-2026Q1
Antipsychotic medication use8.14percent2025Q2-2026Q1

Health inspection citations

Survey dateTagCitationSeverity
2026-05-200689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E
2026-05-200761Ensure 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.E
2026-05-200812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2026-05-200921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.E
2026-05-200640Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.D
2026-05-200641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.D
2026-05-200880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-03-190584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.E
2025-03-190689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E
2025-03-190941Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.E
2025-03-190946Provide training in compliance and ethics.E
2025-03-190949Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.E
2025-03-190880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-03-190940Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.D
2025-03-190943Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.D
2025-03-190732Post nurse staffing information every day.C
2024-02-070812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2024-02-070851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.F
2024-02-070925Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.F
2024-02-070880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2024-02-070926Have policies on smoking.E
2024-02-070940Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.E
2024-02-070941Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.E
2024-02-070942Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.E
2024-02-070943Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.E
2024-02-070944Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.E
2024-02-070945Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.E
2024-02-070946Provide training in compliance and ethics.E
2024-02-070947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.E
2024-02-070949Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.E
2024-02-070584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.D
2024-02-070695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D
2024-02-070805Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.D
2024-02-070808Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.D
2024-02-070813Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.D

Penalties

DateTypeAmount
2024-09-25Fine,933

Ownership records

NameTypeRole
BAYLOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICTOrganization5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST
LYONS, PAULAIndividualW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE
HARDIN, LESLIEIndividualCORPORATE OFFICER
CHEROKEE TRAILS HC LLCOrganizationOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
SILBERSTEIN, ARIIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL

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