All 25 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Austin,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Legend Oaks North runs 3.17 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly another 15% below what the home manages Monday through Friday. That thin coverage sits alongside 24 deficiencies on the current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. Federal inspectors also logged a $41,890 fine, and the most recent inspection is dated April 2026. Throw in for-profit LLC ownership and a 1/5 staffing star rating, and the pattern is consistent: this is a home regulators have cited repeatedly, with staffing that leaves little margin when something goes wrong.
Brush Country runs on 3.05 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a fifth below the national average, and weekends drop about 15% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 77.8% against a national 45.8%, so the staff you meet is likely to change often. Inspectors have cited 45 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, with $130,834 in fines across three penalties; the last visit was August 2025. A one-star inspection rating and one-star staffing rating tell the story the quality measure score of three stars can't offset.
Gracy Woods is for-profit, corporate-owned, 118 beds, and sitting in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, the designation reserved for homes with a persistent record of serious problems. The numbers back that up: 64 deficiencies on the current record, 10 of them at harm or jeopardy level, five abuse-related, and four fines totaling $222,188. Staffing runs slightly under the national average at 3.79 hours per resident day, but the bigger issue is consistency, weekends drop about 16% below the home's own weekday level, and turnover sits at 54.5% against a 45.8% national figure. When roughly half the staff leaves in a year, care routines fray. The most recent inspection was June 2026, so the record is current.
Coral Rehabilitation and Nursing of Austin runs on 2.82 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 11% below its own weekday level. That thin margin shows up in staffing, where the home sits at the bottom of CMS's scale, and in a 57.6% annual turnover rate, well above the 45.8% national figure. The inspection record is heavier still: 86 deficiencies, 18 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 10 involving abuse, plus five fines totaling $294,911. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. The last inspection was September 30, 2025.
Austin Wellness & Rehabilitation runs on 2.63 nurse hours per resident each day, roughly a third below the national average of 3.86, and weekend staffing drops another 9% below its own weekday level. That thin coverage sits behind a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating and 62 deficiencies on the current record, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse. Staff turnover is 61.3% against a national 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses your family member sees may keep changing. Three fines total $166,205, and the last inspection was March 2025. For-profit, individually owned, 120 beds.