CCN 675142 · Smith County, Texas
Briarcliff Health Center
3403 Vine Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
Briarcliff Health Center is a 230-bed for-profit nursing home in Tyler, Texas, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1993. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 131.6 residents a day, about 57% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $7.2 million originally, at 2.90%, with $5.8 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in November 2051.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 230
- Average residents per day
- 131.6 (57.2% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- South Limestone Hospital District
- Certified since
- May 1, 1993
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Texas median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 322 at 1, 244 at 2, 247 at 3, 211 at 4, 141 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 1 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.67 | 3.27 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.26 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.0% | 52.1% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 57.2% | 68.6% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 2 totaling $51,034 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 1 (May 21, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Briarcliff Health Center meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 3 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Limestone Hospital DistrictOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 06/01/2019 |
| Sbs Leaseco Briarcliff LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/01/2019 |
| Bates, JoshuaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/01/2019 |
| Shelton, ChanaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/01/2019 |
| Sims, DebraIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/01/2019 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2019 | South Limestone Hospital District | Sbs Leaseco Briarcliff LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2016 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Briarcliff Health Center, 230 beds. Lender at endorsement: First American Capital Group Corp | $7,176,000 | Active: 2.90%, $5,829,361 balanceMatures Nov 1, 2051. Servicer: First American Capital Group C | 11322187 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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