Avir at New Braunfels: Professional Staffing Gap - TX
The administrator and director of nursing acknowledged the situation was "an inconvenience for the affected residents and a privacy issue for the residents who shared their bathroom" during a federal inspection completed January 30.
The director of nursing told inspectors it became "a dignity issue if any of the residents were having accidents on themselves as a result of not having their own bathroom."
Federal inspectors cited the facility for violating residents' rights to dignified existence and respectful treatment. The violation affected few residents but created potential for actual harm, according to the inspection report.
The facility's own policy on resident rights, revised in February 2021, requires employees to "treat all residents with kindness, respect and dignity." The policy specifically guarantees residents the right to "a dignified existence" and to "be treated with respect, kindness and dignity."
Federal and state laws guarantee nursing home residents basic rights including dignity, self-determination, and support from facilities in exercising those rights.
The bathroom sharing arrangement forced some residents to either wait for access or travel to unfamiliar areas of the facility to use restroom facilities belonging to other residents. This created the potential for accidents among residents who might not reach appropriate facilities in time.
Both the administrator and director of nursing recognized the arrangement violated multiple aspects of resident dignity and privacy during their interviews with federal inspectors.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Avir At New Braunfels from 2026-01-30 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
Plan of correction: The CMS report we receive does not include the facility's plan of correction. Facilities submit plans of correction separately to state survey agencies and those responses may not be reflected in CMS data at the time of publication. The absence of a plan of correction in our data does not mean one was not filed. Readers who want information about corrective steps taken are encouraged to contact the facility directly or their state survey agency.
Corrections may have occurred: Inspection reports reflect conditions observed on the date of the survey. Facilities may have implemented corrections, staffing changes, additional training, or other remediation since the report was issued. We report what CMS provides and encourage readers to seek current information from the facility.
Editorial process: Inspection findings are extracted from CMS source documents and synthesized using AI, reviewed for factual accuracy against the original report by our editorial team.
Professional review: All content reviewed by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., NH EMT & BU-trained Paralegal.
Last verified: August 9, 2026 · Our methodology
Avir at New Braunfels in New Braunfels, TX was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 30, 2026.
The violation affected few residents but created potential for actual harm, according to the inspection report.
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.