Nursing home report card · Rusk, TX
Cherokee Trails Nursing Home
330 E. Bagley Rd., Rusk, TX 75785
Call this home: (903) 683-5438
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Quick summary
Below-average Medicare rating
Overall rating is 2 of 5 stars. Its health-inspection rating is 2 of 5. Read the dated inspection findings and separate staffing and care ratings below.
Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.
How recent is this information?
- Medicare file prepared
- Aug 1, 2026
- Our record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last routine health inspection
- May 20, 2026
These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.
Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.
Below-average Medicare rating
Based on problems found during health inspections.
Below-average Medicare rating
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
Below-average Medicare rating
Based on reported health and care results.
Above average
What do the ratings and warnings mean?
- Medicare ratings
- One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
- Inspection problems
- Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
- Abuse warning
- Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
- Nursing staff time
- Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.
At a glance
These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records
Medicare home ID: 675835
Inspection findings to read first
Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.
Immediate danger to residents · isolated case
Sep 25, 2024 · Inspection rule 0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Could have caused harm · pattern case
May 20, 2026 · Inspection rule 0761
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.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
May 20, 2026 · Inspection rule 0640
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Nursing staff time
These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.
about 22 minutes per resident per day
about 3 hr 13 min per resident per day
about 16 minutes per resident per day
Latest inspection summary
A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.
We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 2 stars
- Health inspection rating: 2 stars
- Staffing rating: 2 stars
- Registered nurse time per resident: 0.36 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 3.22 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages
Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Texas averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.
Other concerns in the records
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- Overall star rating is 2 or lower
- Health inspection rating is 2 stars or lower
- Recent citations include infection-control problems
- Inspectors have listed an unusually high number of problems
- CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Immediate danger to residents1 citation
- Could have caused harm36 citations
- Low risk of harm1 citation
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 38
- Fire safety
- 0
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as Government - Hospital district.
- We do not have individual owner names for this home.
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
May 20, 20267 findings
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0761 · code E
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.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Environmental problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0921 · code E
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0640 · code D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0641 · code D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
February 11, 20261 finding
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0550 · code D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
March 19, 20259 findings
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0584 · code E
Honor 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.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0941 · code E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0946 · code E
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0949 · code E
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0940 · code D
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0943 · code D
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsLow risk of harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0732 · code C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
September 25, 20242 findings
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0839 · code E
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsImmediate danger to residents · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
February 7, 202419 findings
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0813 · code D
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0851 · code F
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- Environmental problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0925 · code F
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Environmental problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0926 · code E
Have policies on smoking.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0940 · code E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0941 · code E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0942 · code E
Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0943 · code E
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0944 · code E
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0945 · code E
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0946 · code E
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0947 · code E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0949 · code E
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0584 · code D
Honor 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.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0695 · code D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0805 · code D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0808 · code D
Ensure 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.
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- Fine · Sep 25, 2024$30,933
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