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Avir At Bay City

700 12TH ST, BAY CITY, TX, 77414
(979) 245-7800
120 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
120
CMS facility ID
455643
Care type
Nursing home
County
Matagorda
Facility name
Avir At Bay City
Street address
700 12TH ST
City / state / ZIP
Bay City, TX 77414
Phone
(979) 245-7800
Website

Avir At Bay City is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bay City, Texas. It is licensed for 120 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Bay City and 1,178 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Avir At Bay City 42 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $23,689 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Avir Health Group
Ownership type
Government - Hospital district

Registered owners & officers

Guadalupe County Hospital Board
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2022
700 12th Street Opco, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
700 12th Street Property Owner, Llc
Security-interest holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Barker, Bruce
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Cates, Clint
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Dagan, Amitai
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Freund, Nochum
Operational control — since 2025
Gann, Kody
Officer — since 2022
Goldberger, Abraham
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Travitsky, Aaron
Operational control — since 2025
Welltower Inc
Security-interest holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Welltower Nnn Group, Llc
Security-interest holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Welltower Op, Llc
Security-interest holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1986-04-09
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$23,689 total
Last standard inspection
2026-02-26
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$342 per day (≈ $10,400/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
65% Medicaid · 17% Medicare · 18% private/other
Occupancy
46% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
23% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
120
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-02-26Health inspection4 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-03-02
F-0761
E · No harm found
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2026-03-02
F-0883
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2026-03-02
F-0887
E · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2026-03-02
2024-12-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0727
E · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-12-12
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-12-12
8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)
2024-09-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0656
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-09-19
F-0657
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-09-19
2024-02-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-03-26
2023-12-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-01-20
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-01-20
2023-10-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0726
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2023-11-20
F-0727
E · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2023-11-20
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-11-20
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2023-11-20
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-11-20
2023-08-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-09-08
F-0661
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2023-09-08
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-09-08
F-0690
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-09-08
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-09-08
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2023-09-08
F-0849
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2023-09-08
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-08
2026-02-26Fire-safety inspection9 citations
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0223
E · No harm found
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0379
E · No harm found
Have proper openings in smoke barrier doors.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0511
F · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0741
E · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0929
E · No harm found
Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
Corrected 2026-03-17
2024-12-05Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-01-06
2023-10-27Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0293
D · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-20

Federal penalties

2024-02-26Fine$13,627
2023-08-29Fine$10,062
Total fines$23,689
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 455643.
What people say on Google.
3.118 ratings on Google
★★★★★Carrie Casey · 2026-07-08 · via Google

“This facility is great! Beginning with the super easy admission process Kristy provides, the great care from the staff and super fun Activities provided. Always super clean!”

★Living Plus · 2022-05-17 · via Google

“I plead with anyone who loves a family member to really think long and hard about putting their loved one in this facility. My grandfather was a victim of the neglect and malpractice of this facility. He was not properly monitored after being given a high dose amount of medicine until it was TOO LATE. My grandfather passed. He is not here now because i thought this facility would care for him in t…”

★Liz Moon Media · 2022-11-11 · via Google

“Be very careful with this facility. They broke laws and allowed my step-mother to prevent his own biological children to manage his care or see him so she could ask for more money from our family while he was dying. Worse, they forced my father to take a vaccination, the J&J one shot that has now admittedly cause many people to stroke including a young friend of mine. Shortly after they administe…”

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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