Highest-rated nursing homes in Austin, TX

Gracy Woods II Living Center is a 110-bed nursing home in Austin (Travis County) accepting Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 5 stars overall, with 5 stars on quality measures and 4 stars on health inspections. Staffing is rated 2 stars — the one area below average. The facility is government-owned through a hospital district authority and managed by CHP Gracy Woods II Opco, LLC.

The Arbour at Westminster Manor is a 90-bed nonprofit nursing home in Austin (Travis County), managed by Life Care Services and licensed through August 2028. CMS rates it 5 stars overall, with 4-star ratings on health inspections and staffing and a 5-star quality-of-care rating. All 90 beds are Medicare-certified; the facility does not accept Medicaid. One CMS fine of $29,085 is on record.

The Center at Parmer is an 80-bed nursing home in Austin (Williamson County), managed by Veritas Management Group, licensed through March 2026, and certified for Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 5 stars overall, with a 5-star quality-of-care rating and a 4-star health-inspection rating. The staffing rating comes in at 3 stars. The facility is running at about 91% of licensed capacity, with 73 residents on a typical day.

Longhorn Village is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Austin (Travis County) certified for Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 5 stars overall — with 5-star scores on health inspections and short-stay quality measures — but just 1 star on staffing, a combination found in roughly 38% of Texas nursing homes. The facility is running at about 49% of licensed capacity, with 29.5 residents on an average day. Administrator turnover has been high, with two departures in the past year.

Barton Valley Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center is a 126-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Austin, licensed to Nexion Health At Austin, Inc. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with 4 stars on health inspections — but staffing and quality-of-care outcome scores both pull below that headline: 2 stars each. The facility is currently operating at about 66% of its licensed beds, with 82 residents on a typical day.

Sedona Trace Health And Wellness Center is a 119-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Austin (Travis County), managed by Mustang Ridge Healthcare, Inc. under a hospital district license. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star quality-of-care rating and a 4-star health inspection score — but staffing is rated 1 star, the lowest tier. The facility operates at roughly 90% of licensed capacity.

Querencia at Barton Creek is a 42-bed Medicare-only nursing home in Austin, managed by Lifespace Communities and licensed through February 2027. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with 5-star ratings on staffing and quality measures — though health inspections pull the overall rating down at 2 stars. All 42 beds are Medicare-certified, and the facility is running at 98% occupancy. One CMS fine of $17,215 is on record.