For profit - Corporation · 202 certified beds · CMS number 675423
Ashford Gardens, Houston, TX
CMS records 26 health deficiencies at Ashford Gardens in Houston, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on May 1, 2026. The highest severity cited is K (immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety). 1 citation was at the immediate jeopardy level. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $11,009 in the last three years.
- 26deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 16in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Khighest severity · Immediate jeopardy
- $11,009fines, last 3 years
- 2CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Ashford Gardens as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Ashford Gardens may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (16 deficiencies)
Standard inspection May 1, 2026. CMS counts 16 health deficiencies and 10 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jul 16, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest E
F686 · Pressure ulcer prevention and care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 5, 2026
Jul 4, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F628 · Discharge paperwork, notices, and bed-hold information
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 30, 2026
May 27, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F677 · Help with daily care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 29, 2026
May 1, 2026 · Standard + complaint inspection
8 deficiencies, highest E
F925 · Pest control
Requirement cited (CMS): Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date May 6, 2026
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 May 6, 2026
F760 · No significant medication errors
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 6, 2026
F759 · Medication error rate under 5 percent
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 6, 2026
F755 · Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date May 6, 2026
F693 · Feeding tube use and care
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 6, 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 May 6, 2026
F563 · Receiving visitors
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date May 6, 2026
Mar 31, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest E
F684 · Quality of care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Apr 2, 2026
Oct 25, 2025 · Complaint inspection
4 deficiencies, highest E
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Oct 27, 2025
F761 · Drug labeling and secure storage
Requirement cited (CMS): 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Oct 27, 2025
F627 · Permitted transfers, discharge planning, and return rights
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 27, 2025
F604 · Limits on physical restraints
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 27, 2025
Previous cycle: 6 deficiencies (standard inspection Jan 10, 2025)
Standard inspection Jan 10, 2025. CMS counts 6 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jan 10, 2025 · Standard + complaint inspection
6 deficiencies, highest F
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Jan 21, 2025
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 17, 2025
F759 · Medication error rate under 5 percent
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 17, 2025
F689 · Accident prevention and supervision
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 17, 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 Jan 17, 2025
F580 · Telling residents and families about changes
Requirement cited (CMS): Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 17, 2025
Earlier cycle: 4 deficiencies (standard inspection Oct 27, 2023)
Standard inspection Oct 27, 2023. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 1 fire safety deficiency in this cycle.
May 17, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest K
F686 · Pressure ulcer prevention and care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Severity
- K Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, pattern
- Status
- Correction date May 21, 2024
Oct 27, 2023 · Standard + complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, highest F
F804 · Palatable, attractive food at safe temperatures
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Dec 8, 2023
F790 · Dental care in skilled nursing facilities
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 8, 2023
F644 · Coordinating with PASARR screening
Requirement cited (CMS): Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 8, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
4 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Ashford Gardens; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 3 | May 1, 2026; Oct 25, 2025; Jan 10, 2025 |
| F656 Comprehensive person-centered care plan | 2 | May 1, 2026; Jan 10, 2025 |
| F686 Pressure ulcer prevention and care | 2 | Jul 16, 2026; May 17, 2024 |
| F759 Medication error rate under 5 percent | 2 | May 1, 2026; Jan 10, 2025 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | Fine | $11,009 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.25 h (about the same as the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.28 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.80 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.0% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 0
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 2 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 4 of 5
CMS figures for Ashford Gardens, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 7210 Northline Dr, Houston, TX 77076
- Phone
- (713) 699-2882
- County
- Harris
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Cantex Continuing Care
- Certified beds
- 202
- Average residents per day
- 142.6
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Oct 6, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident and family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Questions to ask on a visit
Based on the tags cited most often here.
- How do staff track and report infections among residents? (F880, cited 3 times)
- How are a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 2 times)
- How often are residents who spend a lot of time in bed or a wheelchair repositioned and checked for skin problems? (F686, cited 2 times)
- How do nurses double-check medications before giving them? (F759, cited 2 times)
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Houston · 43 deficiencies - Fallbrook Rehabilitation and Care Center
Houston · 43 deficiencies - Paradigm at Westbury
Houston · 42 deficiencies - Sorrento
San Antonio · 50 deficiencies - The Crescent
Sugar Land · 43 deficiencies - Park Valley Inn Health Center
Round Rock · 42 deficiencies - The Colonnades at Reflection Bay
Pearland · 42 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.