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Medicaid nursing homes in Texas

1,135 of Texas's 1,177 nursing homes are certified to accept Texas STAR+PLUS — and 1,120 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept Texas STAR+PLUS, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Texas

#1
A

99/100

The Legacy At Willow Bend

Plano, TX · Collin County

CMS 5/5 60 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.58 /day
Staff turnover
27%
Serious cites
0
#2
A

96/100

Longhorn Village

Austin, TX · Travis County

CMS 5/5 60 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.71 /day
Staff turnover
43%
Serious cites
0
#3
A

94/100

Country View Living

Dimmitt, TX · Castro County

CMS 5/5 54 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.63 /day
Staff turnover
38%
Serious cites
0
#4
A

94/100

Sagecrest Alzheimers Care Center

San Angelo, TX · Tom Green County

CMS 5/5 72 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.73 /day
Staff turnover
16%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

93/100

The Hallmark

Houston, TX · Harris County

CMS 5/5 32 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.33 /day
Staff turnover
51%
Serious cites
0
#6
A

91/100

Mrc The Crossings

League City, TX · Galveston County

CMS 5/5 48 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.35 /day
Staff turnover
39%
Serious cites
0
#7
A

90.5/100

Crestview Retirement Community

Bryan, TX · Brazos County

CMS 5/5 48 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.29 /day
Staff turnover
10%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#8
A

90/100

Hillview Nursing & Rehabilitation

Goldthwaite, TX · Mills County

CMS 5/5 52 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.10 /day
Staff turnover
30%
Serious cites
0
#9
A

89/100

The Legacy Midtown Park

Dallas, TX · Anderson County

CMS 5/5 54 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.71 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
0
#10
A

89/100

Lake Forest Village By Purehealth

Denton, TX · Denton County

CMS 4/5 60 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.97 /day
Staff turnover
44%
Serious cites
0
#11
A

88/100

Capstone Healthcare Of Perryton

Perryton, TX · Ochiltree County

CMS 5/5 60 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.08 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
0
#12
A

88/100

Robert Lee Care Center

Robert Lee, TX · Coke County

CMS 5/5 70 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.73 /day
Staff turnover
26%
Serious cites
0
#13
A

87.6/100

Morningside Manor

San Antonio, TX · Bexar County

CMS 4/5 147 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.60 /day
Staff turnover
16%
Serious cites
0
#14
A

87/100

Pinecrest Retirement Community

Lufkin, TX · Angelina County

CMS 5/5 51 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.72 /day
Staff turnover
52%
Serious cites
0