Brookdale Westlake Hills
1034 LIBERTY PARK DR, Austin, TX, 78746
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 - Corporation · Chain: Brookdale Senior Living
- Certified beds
- 90 · avg 51 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34.7% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 55.6% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas 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
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 6 fines · $300,561 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 148024
- Service type
- Medicare Only
- Licensed capacity
- 90 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 90 Medicare-only
- Current license effective
- July 25, 2023
- Current license expires
- July 25, 2026
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION)
- Administrator
- Jacob R Leblanc
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Brookdale Senior Living chain — 14 facilities across 10 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.9 / 5.
Parent entity
Brookdale Senior Living Inc
Disclosed owners (64 on record)
- Nikolas w Stengle
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
- Brandi Bertrand
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Liam Fry
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Carol David-rosen
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Catherine Odanga
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Todd a Mackenzie
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
+ 58 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 26)
- D0880·Dec 3, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0583·Dec 3, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D0880·Feb 14, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0812·Feb 14, 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.
- D0761·Feb 14, 2025
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·Feb 14, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0558·Feb 14, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D0552·Feb 14, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $42K
- 20234 fines · $259K
Most recent events
- May 1, 2024Fine · $7,800
- Jan 26, 2024Fine · $34K
- Dec 29, 2023Fine · $15K
- Dec 29, 2023Fine · $7,446
- Nov 5, 2023Fine · $9,311
- Aug 27, 2023Fine · $228K
Largest single fine on record: $228K.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 14, 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
Brookdale Westlake Hills is a 90-bed Medicare-only nursing home in Austin (Travis County), operated by Brookdale Senior Living Inc. CMS rates it 1 star overall — the lowest tier — with a 1-star staffing rating and six fines totaling $300,561 since the last reporting period. Short-stay care outcomes rate 5 stars. The facility is running at roughly 56% of its licensed beds.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 1 star — the bottom tier among Texas nursing homes, a rating shared by about 38% of facilities in the state. Each resident receives roughly 284 minutes of total nursing care per day, compared to 241 minutes at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. RN coverage sits at 42 minutes per resident per day, just above the 37-minute threshold for a 4-star RN rating — but the overall staffing score reflects broader patterns across all nurse types.
About 3 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — below Texas's 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning turnover here is better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. That stability stands alongside the low staffing rating, which reflects hours per resident rather than staff consistency.
CMS recorded six fines totaling $300,561. The Texas median for facilities that have any fines at all is about $20,699, and 30% of Texas nursing homes have zero fines. Six fines at this dollar total places this facility well outside the typical range.
The facility is operating at roughly 56% of its 90 licensed beds — about 50 residents on an average day. Only a Resident Council is listed; no Family Council is documented. A Family Council gives relatives a structured channel to raise concerns; its absence here means that mechanism is not in place.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Six fines totaling $300,000
CMS recorded six fines totaling $300,561 — ask what each citation was for and what specific changes were made in response.
1-star staffing rating explained
Staffing rates 1 star; ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor during a typical day shift and overnight.
Low occupancy at 56%
The facility averages about 50 residents against 90 licensed beds — ask whether the lower census affects staffing levels or available services.
No Family Council in place
State records show a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how family members are expected to raise ongoing concerns about care.
Short-stay outcomes versus long-stay
Short-stay quality measures rate 5 stars while long-stay rates 3 stars — ask what accounts for the difference in outcomes between those two groups.
Brookdale chain oversight
This location is part of Brookdale Senior Living — ask how corporate leadership monitors quality at this specific site and who the regional contact is.
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.