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Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

711 Lucas Drive, ATHENS, TX, 75751
(903) 675-8538
132 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
132
CMS facility ID
675460
Care type
Nursing home
County
Henderson
Facility name
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Street address
711 Lucas Drive
City / state / ZIP
Athens, TX 75751
Phone
(903) 675-8538

Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Athens, Texas. It is licensed for 132 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Athens 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 Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 20 times across 7 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. 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
Creative Solutions In Healthcare
Ownership type
Government - Hospital district

Registered owners & officers

Fannin County Hospital Authority
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2017
Athens I Enterprises, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Blake, Gary
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Blake, Malisa
Operational control — since 2022
Edwards, Jonathan
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Holt, Erin
Governing body — since 2020
Huggins, Linda
Director — since 2022
Keeton, Wendy
Governing body — since 2017
Kissling, Monica
Governing body — since 2017
Mata, Kathryn
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Mcbean, Patricia
Governing body — since 2021
Sanderson, Clark
Governing body · Officer — since 2012
Trompler, Kelly
Governing body — since 2022
Willig, Zachary
Director — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
4 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1994-11-11
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-05-06
Nurse staffing
3.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$260 per day (≈ $7,900/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
56% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 36% private/other
Occupancy
39% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
6% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
132
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

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-11-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0837
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Corrected 2025-11-25
2025-05-06Health inspection1 citation
F-0693
D · No harm found
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2025-05-07
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2024-03-27Health inspection5 citations
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2024-03-28
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-03-28
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-03-28
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-03-28
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-03-28
2023-02-15Health inspection2 citations
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2023-03-10
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-03-10
2025-05-06Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-05-07
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-06-20
K-0511
F · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-06-20
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
2024-03-27Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0222
E · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-04-17
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 2024-04-17
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-05-10
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
2023-02-15Fire-safety inspection3 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 2023-03-20
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-04-10
K-0521
C · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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 675460.
What people say on Google.
3.238 ratings on Google
★★★★★Shane Burnett · 2026-04-02 · via Google

“Very accommodating for us to visit a family member who is there for a few weeks for physical therapy we went while I was off school for spring break And what surprised me is you think the administration would be a stuck up person nope Laney Lopez the administration lady was very chill and let the resident go eat lunch with us on the resident's first day there I woul put your family member here if …”

★★★★★Laney Lopez · 2026-01-05 · via Google

“The staff at this nursing facility are professional and truly attentive to residents’ needs. The environment is clean, welcoming, and communication with families is consistent. It’s comforting to know loved ones are cared for with respect and dignity here!”

★Jennifer Hunter · 2024-08-21 · via Google

“This place is a joke. They complained that our loved one wouldn't participate in the rehabilitation activities but she had a stroke she was unable to. She became unresponsive and no one noticed until we came up there to visit and we had to call 911. I would never put any human being in this facility. A day later we lost our loved one. The only person that would write a 5 star review would be a w…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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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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