Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected, date of correction 14 Jun 2026
CHEROKEE TRAILS NURSING HOME
Nursing home · 330 E. Bagley Rd., Rusk, TX 75785 · Cherokee County · (903) 683-5438Medicare and Medicaid certified
38
health deficiencies
across 5 surveys
across 5 surveys
1
at actual harm or worse
1 immediate jeopardy
1 immediate jeopardy
$30,933
in federal fines
1 penalty
1 penalty
CMS star ratings
Medicare’s Care Compare ratings, 1 to 5 stars, as published. Health inspection is the one built from the deficiencies below.
★★★★★
Overall
★★★★★
Health inspection
★★★★★
Staffing
★★★★★
Quality measures
How it compares in Cherokee County
7.6 health deficiencies per survey, against a county median of 3.7. Lower is better.
Fewer deficiencies per survey than 0 out of 100 nursing homes in Cherokee County. Per survey, not raw count, because a home surveyed ten times will always have more findings on paper than one surveyed twice.
Deficiencies by level of harm
| Immediate jeopardy | 1 | |
| Actual harm | 0 | |
| Potential for harm | 36 | |
| No harm | 1 |
CMS grades every deficiency by scope and severity, A to L. A to C is no harm, D to F potential for harm, G to I actual harm, J to L immediate jeopardy. Fire safety is surveyed separately: 28 fire safety deficiencies on record.
What the surveyors found
The most recent deficiency is open to read. The full record of 38, with dates, severity and corrections, is in the report.
Pharmacy Service
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.
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Environmental
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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Get the full report, $12Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home data (data.cms.gov), refreshed monthly. This page last updated 24 Oct 2026. Survey findings are public records written by state surveyors for CMS. KnowYourCareHome does not inspect homes and adds no findings of its own.
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