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Brookdale Westlake Hills

1034 Liberty Park Dr, Austin, TX, 78746

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 455866Continuing-care retirement community

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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 June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Brookdale Senior Living
Certified beds
90 · avg 48 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
31%lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
37.5%lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
6 fines · $300,561 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
455866
Certified beds
90 beds · avg 48 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Fort Austin Limited Partnership
Chain affiliation
Brookdale Senior Living

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitPartnershipReal-estate trust in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Brookdale Senior Living chain — 14 facilities across 10 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.4 / 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 May 2026.

Federal inspection record

32 health citations on file6 immediate-jeopardy findings12 from complaints6 federal fines totalling $301K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 32)

  • E0880·Apr 9, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0842·Apr 9, 2026

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • E0761·Apr 9, 2026

    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.

  • D0757·Apr 9, 2026

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  • E0656·Apr 9, 2026

    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.

  • D0578·Apr 9, 2026

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  • 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.

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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

11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 9, 2026. 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 Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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