Gracy Woods Nursing Center
12021 METRIC BLVD., Austin, TX, 78758
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.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has designated this facility a Special Focus Facility — one of a small group nationwide with a persistent pattern of substandard care requiring more frequent federal oversight. SFFs are inspected roughly every six months. Ask for the most recent inspection summary and corrective-action plan before deciding.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Caring Healthcare Group
- Certified beds
- 118 · avg 92 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 56.7% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 70% — 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)
- 3 fines · $171,373 total
- Infection control citations
- 1
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311770
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 118 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 2 Medicare-only · 116 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- January 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- January 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- September 26, 1988
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Winniestowell Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Gracy Woods Snf Llc
- Administrator
- Heather Devine
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Caring Healthcare Group chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Benjamin Rodriguez
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2024
- Edward r Murrell
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Gracy Woods Snf Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2024
- Menachem Mendy Shapiro
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Winnie-stowell Hospital District
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
Recent change of ownership
January 2024 (2 years ago) · acquired from Gracy Woods Nursing Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, 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 56)
- E0728·Nov 24, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
- D0656·Nov 24, 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.
- J0689·Sep 13, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0880·Jul 31, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Jul 31, 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.
- E0755·Jul 31, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E0584·Jul 31, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- E0558·Jul 31, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $149K
- 20231 fine · $22K
Most recent events
- May 16, 2024Fine · $99K
- Jan 26, 2024Fine · $50K
- Aug 24, 2023Fine · $22K
Largest single fine on record: $99K.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 28, 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
Gracy Woods Nursing Center is a 118-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Austin, Travis County, licensed since 1988. The licensee is Winniestowell Hospital District, a hospital district authority, with day-to-day management by Gracy Woods SNF LLC and Heather Devine listed as administrator. The facility holds an active state license through January 2027. No CMS Care Compare record could be matched to this facility, so federal inspection, staffing, and quality ratings are unavailable.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Why no CMS Care Compare record
This facility has no matched federal record — ask whether they are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid and how to access their most recent CMS inspection report.
Hospital district and management company roles
Winniestowell Hospital District holds the license while Gracy Woods SNF LLC manages operations — ask which entity makes staffing and care decisions day to day.
Most recent state inspection results
With no CMS data available, ask for the most recent Texas HHSC inspection report and whether any deficiencies were cited.
Staffing levels and consistency
Without federal staffing data, ask how many nursing hours per resident per day the facility provides and how often agency or temporary staff fill shifts.
Bed availability and current census
With 118 licensed beds, ask how many are currently occupied and whether there is a waitlist for Medicaid-covered beds specifically.
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.