Avir at Pharr

What are Avir at Pharr's Care Compare star ratings?

CMS rates Avir at Pharr 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 stars for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 3 for quality measures.

About 112 residents live there on an average day, 91% of certified beds, above the 78% median for certified homes in Hidalgo County. HHSC's directory and CMS use different names for this home; the Medicare provider number (675044) ties the two records together.

How many deficiencies does CMS show for Avir at Pharr?

CMS dates Avir at Pharr's last standard inspection June 25, 2026, and the cycle carries 17 health deficiencies: 10 from the survey and 8 from complaints.

An earlier cycle, surveyed April 24, 2025, recorded 12 deficiencies. Against a county median of 11 deficiencies, the latest count is on the high side.

Within CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 2 fines totaling $54,998 and 0 payment denials.

What do staffing and turnover look like at Avir at Pharr?

Residents at Avir at Pharr get about 3.38 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll data, above the Hidalgo County median of 3.30; registered nurses supply 0.15 of those hours.

Nurse aides account for 1.85 hours per resident day. Weekend total nurse staffing is 3.16 hours per resident day. Nursing staff turnover is 34.7%, below the Hidalgo County median of 38.5%; RN turnover is 0.0%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.

Does Avir at Pharr accept Medicare and Texas Medicaid?

CMS lists Avir at Pharr as certified for Medicare and Medicaid, so it can bill Medicare for qualifying short-term skilled stays and Texas Medicaid for long-term residents who qualify financially and medically.

Medicare's skilled nursing benefit requires a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days and pays in full only for the first 20 days; a daily coinsurance applies from day 21 to day 100. Long-term custodial care is paid privately, by long-term care insurance, or by Medicaid. A Texas Medicaid resident keeps a $75 monthly personal needs allowance; the rest of their income goes toward the cost of care.

What are the alternatives near Avir at Pharr in Pharr?

The closest other certified nursing home is Edinburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Edinburg (1.0 mi, CMS 2 of 5), and the nearest acute-care hospital is South Texas Health System, about 2.7 miles away.

What should we raise on a visit to Avir at Pharr?

Take the CMS data with you. To begin, ask for the plan of correction covering the 17 deficiencies from June 25, 2026 and what has been re-checked since.

• Turnover is at or below the local median; ask which charge nurses and aides have been there longest.
• Ask what led to the $54,998 in CMS fines and whether the problem has been closed out.
• With occupancy near 91%, ask about the wait list and whether rehab and long-term beds are separate.
• CMS shows a none council; ask when it meets and how families raise concerns.
• Ask whether nurses and aides on every shift speak Spanish, and how care conferences are held for Spanish-speaking families.
• Ask who the attending physicians are and how often they see long-term residents.