Paris · 75460
Legend Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Paris
520 Se 8th St
Paris, TX 75460
Avir at Paris
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⌖ Paris, TX · Lamar County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds98
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Avir at Paris
Avir at Paris is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in Paris, TX. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Texas is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 2 problems, fewer than the Texas average of 9.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 03 min a day with each resident, less than the Texas average of 3 hr 23 min. About 41% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameAvir At Paris
LocationLamar County, Texas
Phone(903) 784-6638
Address610 Deshong Dr., Paris, TX 75460 · Lamar County
CMS provider number455831
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyAvir Health Group · 118 homes
Investors reported to MedicareReal estate investment trust (REIT): Welltower What this means
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 5, 1989 (37 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Dec 2025)Texas average: 9.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident42 min a dayTexas average: 26 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover41% a yearTexas average: 55%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 03 min a dayTexas average: 3 hr 23 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Texas average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.8%State average: 3.3%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.7%State average: 3.8%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs19.0%State average: 9.6%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Texas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Texas, Medicaid pays for 66% of resident days at a typical home.
- 91% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 6% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average32%Texas typical: 67%
Cost of care per resident day$276Texas typical: $270
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.0
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 2.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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