Wisteria Place
3202 S WILLIS ST, Abilene, TX, 79605
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
- 123 · avg 79 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 39.4% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 42.9% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $21,645 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 144868
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 123 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 48 Medicare-only · 75 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- February 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- February 1, 2028
- Initial license date
- May 26, 1980
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Southern Oaks Healthcare Llc
- Administrator
- Kimberly Eickholt--1
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 (12 on record)
- Southern Oaks Healthcare, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Stephen c Taylor
Corporate Officer · since 2025
- Eugene Victor Hudman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Eastland Memorial Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2015
- Chad a Keetch
Corporate Officer · since 2011
- Caretrust gp Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2011
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 17)
- D0760·Oct 31, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- J0580·Oct 31, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- C0850·Jul 30, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
- E0812·Jul 30, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0656·Jul 30, 2025
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.
- E0605·Jul 30, 2025
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.
- C0867·Jun 26, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- D0755·Jun 26, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $22K
Most recent events
- Oct 31, 2025Fine · $22K
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 30, 2025. 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
Wisteria Place is a 123-bed nursing home in Abilene, Taylor County, accepting both Medicare and Medicaid residents. CMS rates it 3 stars overall, with a 2-star staffing rating and a 4-star quality-measures rating. The facility is licensed to Eastland Memorial Hospital District and managed by Southern Oaks Healthcare LLC, and is part of The Ensign Group. Currently operating at about 65% of licensed capacity, with 79 of 123 beds occupied on an average day.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 2 stars — a level reached by about 32% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives roughly 197 minutes of total nursing care per day, about 44 minutes less than what a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas provides. Residents here require more hands-on care than at a typical facility — they tend to be sicker or less mobile on average — so those 197 minutes stretch thinner than the number alone suggests.
About 4 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year. That rate falls below Texas's 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning turnover here is better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. For a long-stay resident, more stable caregiving relationships are the practical result.
Two administrators have left in the past year — a level of leadership turnover that residents and frontline staff typically feel. Organizational transitions at the management level can affect scheduling, staffing decisions, and how concerns get escalated and resolved.
CMS recorded one fine totaling $21,645. Texas's median fine amount across fined facilities is $20,699, and about 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all.
The facility is running at about 65% of its 123 licensed beds, with roughly 79 residents on an average day. That figure is notably low relative to capacity.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Current administrator tenure
Two administrators have left in the past year — ask who the current administrator is, when they started, and whether they expect to remain in the role.
Staffing on nights and weekends
Weekend nursing hours here run about 178 minutes per resident per day — ask how the facility maintains staffing levels on nights and weekends when agency use typically rises.
Why occupancy is at 65%
With roughly 79 of 123 beds occupied, ask what is driving the low census and whether that affects staffing levels or available services.
Resident council activity
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how often the Resident Council meets and how family members typically raise concerns.
The 2023 fine and corrective steps
CMS issued one fine of $21,645 — ask what the deficiency was, how it was corrected, and what monitoring is in place now.
Management company's role day to day
The facility is licensed to a hospital district but managed by Southern Oaks Healthcare LLC — ask which entity makes decisions about staffing levels, budgets, and care policies.
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.