CCN 676138 · Gonzales County, Texas
The Heights of Gonzales
701 N Sarah Dewitt, Gonzales, TX 78629
The Heights of Gonzales is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Gonzales, Texas, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2007. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 93.4 residents a day, about 71% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $9.1 million originally, at 2.36%, with $8.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in August 2056.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 132
- Average residents per day
- 93.4 (70.8% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Gonzales Healthcare Systems
- Certified since
- May 22, 2007
- Chain or affiliated group
- Touchstone Communities (25 facilities, chain average 2.9 stars)
- Location
- Rural
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 | 4 of 5 | State spread: 322 at 1, 244 at 2, 247 at 3, 211 at 4, 141 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.25 | 3.27 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.77 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.9% | 52.1% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 70.8% | 68.6% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 7 (Mar 27, 2026) | ||
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). The Heights of Gonzales meets that part today: 4 stars overall, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales Healthcare SystemsOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 12/31/2013 |
| Keybank National AssociationOrganization | Mortgage Interest | n/a | 07/01/2021 |
| Touchstone Strategies - Go LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/31/2013 |
| Boening, ChristopherIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/13/2020 |
| Campbell, LeslieIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/01/2020 |
| Castillo, LynneaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/31/2013 |
| Dyer, RogerIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/20/2015 |
| Hisey, CommieIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 08/10/2017 |
| Johnson, TeriIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/01/2024 |
| Sehlke, BryonIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/16/2016 |
| Zurovec, DarrellIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 08/01/2017 |
Holders of a 5% or greater mortgage interest reported in the enrollment record: Keybank National Association.
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2021 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: The Heights of Gonzales, 132 beds. Lender at endorsement: Keybank National Association | $9,112,800 | Active: 2.36%, $8,207,949 balanceMatures Aug 1, 2056. Servicer: Keybank National Association | 11522366 |
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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