Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center
2722 OLD ANSON RD, Abilene, TX, 79603
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 96 · avg 75 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 54.5% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 54.5% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Infection control citations
- 2
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 144212
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 96 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 3 Medicare-only · 93 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- February 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- February 1, 2028
- Initial license date
- September 1, 1971
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Northern Oaks Healthcare, Inc
- Administrator
- Brian Willie-Starkey
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 329 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Laban Wright
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2015
- Northern Oaks Healthcare, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2015
- Soon Burnam
Operational/managerial Control · since 2015
- Rhonda Burleson
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2014
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 31)
- D0849·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- E0761·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- E0755·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0690·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E0605·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- C0577·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D0552·Jan 22, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D0656·Nov 7, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Fire-safety citations
8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 29, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center is a 96-bed nursing home in Abilene, Taylor County, operated by Northern Oaks Healthcare, Inc. under a hospital district license. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with a 2-star staffing rating and a 4-star quality-measures rating. The facility holds 93 Medicare/Medicaid-certified beds and is currently operating at about 78% of licensed capacity.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 2 stars — each resident receives about 181 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 60 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. About 32% of Texas nursing homes share this staffing rating. Residents here also need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — they are sicker or less mobile on average — so those 181 minutes stretch thinner than the number alone suggests.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on nights and weekends
Reported weekend nursing hours drop to about 155 minutes per resident per day — ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor during overnight and weekend shifts.
RN coverage each day
Reported RN hours work out to about 33 minutes per resident per day; ask how many hours a registered nurse is on-site versus reachable by phone.
Resident Council meeting schedule
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how often it meets and how family members can raise concerns outside of resident-led sessions.
Care plans for high-needs residents
Quality measures rate 4 stars overall but 3 stars for short-stay residents — ask how care plans are reviewed and updated when a resident's condition changes during a short rehabilitation stay.
Relationship with Eastland Memorial Hospital District
The licensee is a hospital district but the operator is a private management company — ask which entity makes staffing and budget decisions day to day.
Ensign Group oversight of this location
Northern Oaks operates under The Ensign Group; ask how often regional management visits and what the escalation process is when a resident or family has an unresolved complaint.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.