For profit - Corporation · 74 certified beds · CMS number 675364
Avir at Baird, Baird, TX
CMS records 16 health deficiencies at Avir at Baird in Baird, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Jul 9, 2026. The highest severity cited is F (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm). CMS lists no fines or payment denials in the last three years.
- 16deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 7in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Fhighest severity · Potential for harm
- $0fines, last 3 years
- 4CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Avir at Baird as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Avir at Baird may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (7 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Jul 9, 2026. CMS counts 7 health deficiencies and 5 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jul 9, 2026 · Standard inspection
4 deficiencies, highest F
F727 · RN coverage and director of nursing
Requirement cited (CMS): Have 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.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Jul 12, 2026
F656 · Comprehensive person-centered care plan
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 12, 2026
F655 · Baseline care plan within 48 hours
Requirement cited (CMS): Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 12, 2026
F645 · Pre-admission screening for mental disorder or intellectual disability
Requirement cited (CMS): PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026 · Complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, highest F
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Feb 13, 2026
F728 · Nurse aide training and competency
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Feb 13, 2026
F727 · RN coverage and director of nursing
Requirement cited (CMS): Have 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.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Feb 13, 2026
Previous cycle: 3 deficiencies (standard inspection May 21, 2025)
Standard inspection May 21, 2025. CMS counts 3 health deficiencies and 5 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
May 21, 2025 · Standard inspection
3 deficiencies, highest E
F727 · RN coverage and director of nursing
Requirement cited (CMS): Have 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.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jun 27, 2025
F656 · Comprehensive person-centered care plan
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jun 27, 2025
F641 · Accurate resident assessments
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jun 27, 2025
Earlier cycle: 6 deficiencies (standard inspection Apr 4, 2024)
Standard inspection Apr 4, 2024. CMS counts 6 health deficiencies and 4 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Apr 4, 2024 · Standard inspection
6 deficiencies, highest F
F812 · Food safety and sanitation
Requirement cited (CMS): Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 17, 2024
F727 · RN coverage and director of nursing
Requirement cited (CMS): Have 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.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date May 3, 2024
F661 · Discharge summary
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 20, 2024
F657 · Care plan timing and team review
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 5, 2024
F656 · Comprehensive person-centered care plan
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 30, 2024
F640 · Submitting assessment data on time
Requirement cited (CMS): Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 5, 2024
Tags cited in more than one inspection
2 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Avir at Baird; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F727 RN coverage and director of nursing | 4 | Jul 9, 2026; Feb 12, 2026; May 21, 2025; Apr 4, 2024 |
| F656 Comprehensive person-centered care plan | 3 | Jul 9, 2026; May 21, 2025; Apr 4, 2024 |
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.88 h (below the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.38 h (about the same as the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.51 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 85.7% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 1
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 5 of 5
CMS figures for Avir at Baird, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 224 E 6TH St, Baird, TX 79504
- Phone
- (325) 854-1429
- County
- Callahan
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Avir Health Group
- Certified beds
- 74
- Average residents per day
- 31.9
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Jul 27, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident and family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Questions to ask on a visit
Based on the tags cited most often here.
- When is a registered nurse in the building, and how long has the director of nursing been here? (F727, cited 4 times)
- How are a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 3 times)
- Who is responsible for completing and submitting resident assessment data? (F640, cited 1 time)
- How does the home check that resident assessments match what staff actually observe? (F641, cited 1 time)
Other nursing homes in Baird and the same chain
- Avir at El Paso
El Paso · 93 deficiencies - Avir at Patriot
El Paso · 78 deficiencies - Avir at Cowhorn Creek
Texarkana · 68 deficiencies - Avir at Kerrville
Kerrville · 67 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.