Avir at Kingsland: Residents Refuse Unappetizing Food - TX
That lunch, served on May 27, was carnitas, black beans, corn, and a tortilla. Inspectors who observed the tray described the carnitas as unappealing, boiled-looking, and nearly flavorless. The facility's own cook, identified in the report as CK A, was shown the same photograph the following morning. She said the food did not look appealing and that she would not have eaten it either. She had not been working the day it was prepared.
Federal inspectors cited Avir at Kingsland, located at 3727 W Ranch Road 1431, following a May 28 inspection that found the facility had failed to provide food that was palatable, attractive, or served at an appetizing temperature.
Three residents described the problem independently, and their accounts were consistent.
Resident 7, interviewed at 8:30 in the morning on May 26, said the food was not good and that she rarely ate it. She had been getting the backup meal instead, which she described as mainly salads. She said she had reported the problem before.
Five minutes later, Resident 13 told inspectors almost the same thing. She rarely ate the regular food because it was not good. She also relied on the backup meal, also mainly salads.
Resident 28 was more measured. He said he liked living at the facility. But he told inspectors the menu repeated itself, the food was sometimes unappealing, and that it often did not taste good. He ate it anyway, he said, because he did not want the sandwich.
CK A told inspectors that residents could have lost weight if they did not eat the food. The administrator said the same thing when shown the photograph of the May 27 lunch. He also told inspectors the facility was in the process of switching to a different food provider.
What the facility did not have was a policy on food palatability. The administrator confirmed that directly on the afternoon of May 28.
The inspection report classified the violation as minimal harm or potential for actual harm. Inspectors noted the failures placed residents at risk of weight loss, altered nutritional status, and diminished quality of life.
For the residents already avoiding the main course and filling up on salads instead, the risk was not theoretical. Resident 7 had already reported the problem. Nothing in the inspection record indicates anyone had acted on it.
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Avir at Kingsland in Kingsland, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on May 28, 2026.
That lunch, served on May 27, was carnitas, black beans, corn, and a tortilla.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.