Senior Service Directory

Avir at Arden Wood

8810 Long Point Dr, Houston, Texas 77055

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Avir at Arden Wood has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 31st of 58 nursing homes in Houston. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).

Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 54% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on May 22, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $122,375 in the past three years.

Avir at Arden Wood is a for-profit facility with 174 certified beds, caring for about 128 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.

Medicare ratings

Overall
Health inspections
Quality of care
Staffing

Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.

How it compares nearby

Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.

In Houston31st of 58 facilities

Top 54%

Within 100 miles122nd of 228 facilities

Top 54%

In Texas661st of 1,166 facilities

Top 57%

Family reviews

No reviews yet. If your family has experience with Avir at Arden Wood, your review helps others decide.

Review Avir at Arden Wood

Rate each area from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)
Food
Staff
Rooms
Residents

Your name and review are published. Your email is never shown. Privacy policy

Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
May 22, 2026
Health deficiencies cited
10
Complaint-related deficiencies
1
Fines in the last 3 years
2 totaling $122,375
Payment denials
1
Total penalties
3

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.34 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.43 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.09 hrs
  • Nurse aides1.82 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.08 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
174
Average residents per day
128
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
May 5, 1999
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes