Texas PBJ Nursing Home StaffingTexas PBJ Staffing

1,162 providers • 87,499 residents • 3.35 HPRD

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PBJ Takeaway: Texas

3.35 HPRD (rank: 50)0.41 RN HPRD2.0% contract

Texas reported 3.35 HPRD (≈ 7.2 residents per total staff) in Q3 2025. HPRD is up 0.04 since Q3 2024. This level is below the national ratio of 3.77 HPRD and ranks #50 out of 51 states.

Put another way… On a 30-bed floor at a typical Texas nursing home you'd see about 4.2 staff members, including 2.5 nurse aides. For the entire 75-resident facility (Texas average), that's about 10.5 total staff, including 6.3 nurse aides.

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Total Staffing: Texas
Total Staffing

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Texas Total Staffing

Direct staff excludes Admin/DON. Direct staff excludes Admin/DON.

RN Staffing: Texas
RN Staffing

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Texas RN Staffing
Resident Census: Texas
Resident Census

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Texas Resident Census
Contract Staff %: Texas
Contract Staff %

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Texas Contract Staff %
Texas PBJ Metrics
MetricValueNational Rank
Total Nurse Staffing HPRD3.35#50 of 51
Direct Care Nurse HPRD3.07#51 of 51
RN HPRD0.41#47 of 51
RN Direct Care HPRD0.28#47 of 51
Nurse Aide HPRD2.01#51 of 51
Contract Staff Percentage2.0%
Special Focus Facilities

Texas has facilities in the Special Focus Facility program. Select a tab to view Current SFFs, Candidates, Graduates, or facilities no longer in Medicare/Medicaid.

FacilityMonthsResidentsTotal HPRDOwnership
Coral Rehabilitation and Nursing of Arlington (Arlington)11753.93For-Profit
Oakmont Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Humble (Humble)9603.44For-Profit
Terrell Healthcare Center (Terrell)8614.15For-Profit
Harmony Care at Beaumont (Beaumont)6533.92For-Profit
Gracy Woods Nursing Center (Austin)12923.82For-Profit
Paradigm at Woodwind Lakes (Houston)221323.42For-Profit

Source: CMS Special Focus Facility program

Methodology

This dashboard uses CMS Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) data (2017–2025), along with other public datasets (Provider Information, Affiliated Entity). State staffing standards via MACPAC (2022).

Metrics

  • Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD): Total staff hours ÷ average residents. Example: 350 hours for 100 residents = 3.5 HPRD.
  • Direct Care (excl. Admin, DON): Hours per resident day for direct care staff only (RN, LPN, CNA, NAtrn, MedAide), excluding administrative and supervisory roles.
  • Contract Staff %: Share of hours provided by contract staff.
  • Census: Average number of residents during the period.

Note: Some states set minimums (e.g., NJ, CA, NY at 3.5 HPRD); a federal 3.48 minimum was recently overturned (2025). A 2001 federal study linked 4.1 HPRD to better outcomes in that study. Staffing needs vary by resident acuity (case-mix), day, and shift. Estimates on PBJ Takeaway assume roughly 60% of staff are CNAs.

Data transparency

The PBJ Dashboard pulls directly from CMS data and is carefully vetted for accuracy. Still, sometimes a bug sneaks into the jelly. That could mean: a systemic CMS data reporting issue (e.g., Q2 2017 contract staffing, missing data in 2020 due to COVID) or there could be a coding error on our part. If you spot something that looks off, please let me know via the contact form so I can set things right.

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