Overview
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Texas average of 2.8. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Athens. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 86% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 3, 2026, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Texas average of 9.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 68% of Texas nursing homes have been fined.
Park Highlands Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a government-run facility with 132 certified beds, caring for about 57 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 25%
Top 29%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 3, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.93 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.40 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.83 hrs
- Nurse aides1.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 132
- Average residents per day
- 57
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 11, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes