Tyler, TX · 7.1 miles away
Watkins-logan-garrison Texas State Veteran's Home
⌖ Tyler, TX · Smith County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds100
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Watkins-logan-garrison Texas State Veteran's Home
Watkins-logan-garrison Texas State Veteran's Home is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Tyler, TX. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Texas is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Jun 2025), inspectors found 5 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 6 hr 19 min a day with each resident, more than the Texas average of 3 hr 23 min. About 34% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $190,793 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameWatkins-logan-garrison Texas State Veteran's Home
LocationSmith County, Texas
Phone(903) 617-6150
Address11466 Honor Lane, Tyler, TX 75708 · Smith County
CMS provider number676311
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyTexvet · 9 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 27, 2012 (14 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 Jun 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Jun 2025)Texas average: 9.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident6 hr 19 min a dayTexas average: 3 hr 23 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident33 min a dayTexas average: 26 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover34% a yearTexas average: 55%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $190,793Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in May 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
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.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.5%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 3 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.4%State average: 3.3%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.6%State average: 3.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs14.3%State average: 9.6%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days3.8State average: 2.2Worse 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
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Texas, Medicaid pays for 66% of resident days at a typical home.
- 14% Medicaid
- 0% Medicare
- 86% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average99%Texas typical: 67%
Cost of care per resident day$423Texas typical: $270
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending August 2025. 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 4 stars now, the same as 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 14 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day6.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6.3 |
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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