Querencia At Barton Creek
2500 BARTON CREEK BLVD, Austin, TX, 78735
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
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Lifespace Communities
- Certified beds
- 42 · avg 41 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49.2% — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 44.4% — lower 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)
- 1 fine · $17,215 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 149804
- Service type
- Medicare Only
- Licensed capacity
- 42 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 42 Medicare-only
- Current license effective
- February 8, 2024
- Current license expires
- February 8, 2027
- Initial license date
- October 21, 2008
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Barton Creek Senior Living Center, Inc (Nonprofit Organization)
- Operator / manager
- Lifespace Communities, Inc
- Administrator
- Mrs. Tiffany Tello
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Lifespace Communities chain — 16 facilities across 7 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Erin Pope
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Dana Smith
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Nicholas Harshfield
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Jesse Jantzen
Corporate Director · since 2021
- Lifespace Communities Inc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2019
- Timothy Stuteville
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2013
+ 1 additional owner 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 8)
- E0880·Dec 18, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0761·Dec 18, 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.
- J0689·Sep 5, 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.
- G0684·Sep 5, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- J0656·Sep 5, 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.
- E0812·Sep 20, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0758·Sep 20, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
- E0812·Jul 28, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $17K
Most recent events
- Sep 5, 2025Fine · $17K
Fire-safety citations
6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 18, 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
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.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 5 stars — the top 1.98% of Texas nursing homes on this measure. Each resident receives about 267 minutes of nursing care per day, including 72 minutes of registered-nurse time. That daily RN time is nearly double the 37-minute threshold for a 4-star staffing rating in Texas. Staff hours per resident exceed what the resident mix here would typically require, meaning the staffing picture is even more favorable than the raw numbers suggest.
One CMS fine of $17,215 is on record. That figure sits below Texas's median fine of $20,699, and roughly 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all — so this facility is not fine-free, but the single citation is on the smaller end of what gets recorded statewide.
The facility is operating at 98% of its 42 licensed beds — effectively full. A bed may not be available immediately; ask the admissions team about current wait times and how they manage the short list.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Health inspection rating gap
CMS rates overall quality at 4 stars but health inspections at 2 stars — ask which deficiencies drove that inspection rating and what corrective steps have been taken.
Current waitlist length
With 41 of 42 beds occupied, ask how long the current wait is and whether the facility can hold a spot if a bed opens in the next 30 to 60 days.
Medicare-only bed structure
All 42 beds are Medicare-certified with no Medicaid beds on record — ask what happens to a resident whose Medicare benefit ends and who cannot private-pay.
Resident Council participation
A Resident Council meets here but no Family Council is listed — ask how family members formally raise concerns or escalate issues with administration.
Staffing consistency on weekends
Reported weekend nursing hours run to 3.86 hours per resident per day, below the weekday average of 4.45 — ask how staffing levels and RN coverage differ on Saturdays and Sundays.
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.