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700 N Herndon Ave Kirbyville, TX 75956 · Jasper County
CMS certification number 675220 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Avalon Place Kirbyville a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Avalon Place Kirbyville as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall, above the Texas average of 2.8.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.48 hours per resident per day at Avalon Place Kirbyville, above the Texas median of 3.30 (US median: 3.72). About 0.22 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.03 hours, 13% below its all-week average. 48.9% of nursing staff left within a year (Texas median 50.2%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Avalon Place Kirbyville: Medicare and Medicaid
Avalon Place Kirbyville is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Texas's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on December 3, 2025 and found 4 deficiencies. In total, inspectors issued 17 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 17 citations at Avalon Place Kirbyville across 4 inspection dates, 2 of them from complaint investigations. 1 was at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on September 10, 2025 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were pharmacy service (3) and quality of life and care (3). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents" (tag F0689, level J, September 10, 2025). 1 citation was under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
December 3, 2025 · 4 citations
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
DHave a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
BPost nurse staffing information every day.
September 10, 2025 · 2 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
JEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
DProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
September 11, 2024 · 3 citations
FEmploy sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
FKeep all essential equipment working safely.
DEnsure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
August 23, 2023 · 8 citations
EEnsure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
EEnsure 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.
EProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
DHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
DPASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
DEnsure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
DEnsure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Questions to ask on a tour of Avalon Place Kirbyville
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on September 10, 2025 under the rule on quality of life and care. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on September 10, 2025. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- CMS rates staffing 2 out of 5. How many residents does each nurse aide care for on day, evening and night shifts?
- The home averages about 44% of its beds filled. Are any units closed?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $9,113 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | Fine | $9,113 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 |
| August 2026 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 |
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Hospitals near Avalon Place Kirbyville
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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17.7 mi
CHRISTUS Jasper Memorial Hospital JasperEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 2h 48m for patients treated and sent home
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