Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran’S Home is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2012-02-27. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (903) 617-6150 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran’S Home holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 83.1/100, placing it #2381 of 14703 facilities nationally and #82 of 1177 in Texas. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran’S Home receives a reported average of 6 hours 26 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 35 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 15 minutes; Nurse Aide — 4 hours 37 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 5 hours 45 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 33.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $214,759. 14 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $214,759, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 90.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veteran’S Home ranks 2381st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 83.1/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within TX, it ranks 82nd out of 1,177 nursing homes. In Tyler, it ranks 2nd out of 13 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #242 nationally and RN hours rank #6,922 nationally (#180 in TX). Our composite quality score of 83.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Tyler, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/texas/tyler/