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Avir At Portland

221 Cedar Drive, PORTLAND, TX, 78374
(361) 643-1888
97 licensed beds

CMS rates Avir At Portland 1 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 37 citations across 14 inspections in the last three years, with $119,462 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections1/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
97
CMS facility ID
675850
Care type
Nursing home
County
San Patricio
Facility name
Avir At Portland
Street address
221 Cedar Drive
City / state / ZIP
Portland, TX 78374
Phone
(361) 643-1888

About this facility — Avir At Portland

Avir At Portland is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Portland, Texas. It is licensed for 97 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Portland and 1,179 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Avir Health Group, a group of 118 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Avir At Portland 37 times across 14 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $119,462 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 November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Avir Health Group
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

221 Cedar Dr Opco, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
221 Cedar Dr Property Owner, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Dagan, Amitai
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2026
Freund, Nochum
Operational control — since 2025
Goldberger, Abraham
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2026
Goldberger, Faigy
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2026
Hickey, Lynn
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Lee Sang, Jerome
Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Thompson, Johnny
Officer — since 2023
Travitsky, Aaron
Operational control — since 2025
Welltower Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Welltower Nnn Group, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Welltower Op Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2000-11-14
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
16 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$119,462 total
Last standard inspection
2025-09-09
Nurse staffing
3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$297 per day (≈ $9,030/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
68% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 26% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
7% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
97
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-08-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2026-09-03
F-0687
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate foot care.
Corrected 2026-09-03
F-0773
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2026-09-03
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-09-03
2026-07-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-07-03
12 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)
2026-05-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-05-24
2026-03-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 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 2026-03-20
F-0760
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-03-20
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-20
2025-09-09Health inspection7 citations
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-09-30
F-0690
D · No harm found
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 2025-09-30
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-09-30
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 2025-09-30
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-30
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-30
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-30
2025-07-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0695
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-08-04
2024-08-16Health inspection8 citations
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-09-20
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 2024-09-20
F-0690
D · No harm found
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 2024-09-20
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0925
E · No harm found
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2024-09-20
2024-07-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0760
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-05-08
2024-04-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0580
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-04-12
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 2024-04-12
F-0684
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-04-12
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-04-12
2023-11-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0583
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-11-21
2023-05-05Health inspection2 citations
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-06-16
F-0919
D · No harm found
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2023-06-16
2025-09-09Fire-safety inspection1 citation
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 2025-09-30
2024-08-16Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-09-13
2023-05-05Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-06-13
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-06-13

Federal penalties

2024-07-26Fine$8,985
2024-04-11Fine$110,477
Total fines$119,462
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 675850.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Texas.
Inspection citations, 3 years
37
More than 56% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 33
Federal fines, 3 years
$119,462
More than 89% of nursing homes in the state
State median: $15,642
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.3
Higher than 55% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
55%
Higher than 64% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 50%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Texas average on 9 and worse on 9. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased29.3%15.8%13.5%Worse than state
Lose too much weight2.0%2.9%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4%0.3%0.7%Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection0.0%0.8%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms0.0%2.3%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.0%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.8%3.2%3.2%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine56.9%96.4%93.7%Worse than state
Ability to walk independently worsened10.6%12.9%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication18.7%17.8%19.5%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine95.7%97.0%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers5.5%3.7%4.5%Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence15.6%12.5%18.3%Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication3.0%9.8%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days2.072.051.81Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.661.971.69Better than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine20.6%88.7%82.3%Worse than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.0%1.4%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine26.0%85.4%80.1%Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission28.1%25.5%23.4%Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit17.2%12.2%11.8%Worse than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0880 4 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  • F-0656 3 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  • F-0760 3 inspections. Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
  • F-0583 3 inspections. Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
  • F-0812 3 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  • F-0686 2 inspections. Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Texas

  • Licensing: Texas Health and Human Services
  • File a complaint: 800-458-9858 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-252-2412. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-252-5400. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Corpus Christi Medical Center,the, about 11 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • Driscoll Childrens Hospital, about 11 miles.
  • Refugio County Memorial Hospital, about 29 miles.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
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