Senior Care in Waco, TX

St. Catherine Center is a 165-bed nonprofit nursing home in Waco, Texas, licensed to Medicare and Medicaid and operated by Providence Park Inc under the Ascension Living chain. CMS rates it 5 stars overall and 5 stars on health inspections — the top tier on both measures. Staffing rates 4 stars; the quality-of-care measures for short-stay residents rate 2 stars. Occupancy runs at about 87% of licensed beds.

Avir at Waco is a 120-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Waco, Texas, licensed through December 2027. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with 4-star marks on health inspections and long-stay quality measures. Staffing and short-stay quality measures rate lower, at 2 stars each. The facility is currently operating at about 63% of licensed capacity — roughly 75 residents in 120 beds.

St. Anthony's Care Center is a 120-bed nursing home in Waco, McLennan County, accepting Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with 4 stars on health inspections. Staffing earns 3 stars and quality-of-care outcomes — particularly for short-stay residents — rate lower, at 1 star. Licensed through October 2026, the facility is operating at roughly 90% of capacity with no current abuse or safety flags.

Crestview Healthcare Residence is a 194-bed nursing home in Waco, Texas, licensed since 1971 and currently managed by Waco Healthcare LLC under a hospital district authority. CMS rates it 3 stars overall. Two CMS fines totaling $265,796 stand out — more than 12 times the Texas median fine of $20,699. The facility is running at roughly 47% of its licensed beds. Short-stay care quality rates 1 star; long-stay quality rates 5 stars.

Ivy Creek Wellness & Rehabilitation is a 162-bed nursing home in Waco, Texas, currently operating at roughly 39% of licensed capacity. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with matching 2-star ratings for both health inspections and staffing. Three federal fines totaling $241,937 have been issued — nearly 12 times the Texas median fine amount. Quality-of-care outcome measures rate 4 stars, a contrast worth examining alongside the other ratings. The license is active through September 2026.

Woodway Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center is a 144-bed nursing home in Waco, Texas, operating at roughly 50% of licensed capacity. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with a 2-star staffing rating and a 2-star health inspection rating. Total nursing staff turnover reached 100% in the past year. The facility is managed by Wrhc Llc under a hospital district authority license active through November 2026.

Wesley Woods Health & Rehabilitation is a 120-bed nursing home in Waco, Texas, licensed through April 2029 and operated by Woodgate Senior Care LLC under a hospital district authority. It holds a 2-star overall CMS rating, with 30 memory-care-certified beds (certified August 2024 through August 2027). CMS rates staffing at 3 stars. The facility has not had a CMS inspection in over two years, meaning its deficiency record is not current.

Avir At Jeffrey Place is a 95-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Waco, Texas, operated by Avir Health Group. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, with 2-star ratings on both health inspections and staffing. Two CMS fines totaling $29,666 have been issued, and about 6 in 10 nursing staff turned over in the past year. The facility is currently running at 73% of licensed beds.

Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community is a 90-bed nursing home in Waco (McLennan County), licensed to Eastland Memorial Hospital District and managed by Pmg Opco Waco, LLC. CMS rates it 2 stars overall, driven by a 2-star health inspection score despite 4-star staffing and strong long-stay care outcomes. Nursing staff turnover reached 70% last year, and two administrators left in the past year. About 66 of 90 beds are occupied.

Lakeshore Village Nursing And Rehabilitation is a 151-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Waco, Texas, licensed since 1971 and managed by Waco Nursing And Rehab Center LLC under a hospital district authority. CMS rates it 1 star overall, with a 1-star health inspection rating and 3 fines totaling $135,984 since the last reporting period — more than six times the Texas median fine amount of $20,699. Staffing rates 3 stars; short-stay outcomes rate 1 star.

Woodland Springs Nursing Center is a 132-bed nursing home in Waco, Texas, operated by Charleston Healthcare Group under a hospital district license. CMS rates it 1 star overall — the lowest possible — with a 1-star health inspection rating and substantiated findings of resident abuse or neglect within the past 36 months. Four CMS fines totaling $79,787 have been issued; the facility is currently running at about 66% of licensed beds.

Greenview Nursing And Rehabilitation is a 128-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Waco, Texas, licensed since 1973 and managed by Richland Nursing And Rehab Center LLC under licensee Fannin County Hospital Authority. CMS rates it 1 star overall — the lowest tier — with 1-star ratings across health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. CMS has substantiated findings of resident abuse or neglect within the past 36 months, and the facility has received 4 fines totaling $50,213 since its last inspection cycle. About 86 of 128 licensed beds are occupied.

The Brazos of Waco is a 123-bed nursing home in Waco, TX, licensed for Medicare and Medicaid and managed by Market Place Healthcare LLC under the Ensign Group chain. CMS rates it 1 star overall, with 1-star ratings for both health inspections and staffing. Three fines totaling $64,603 have been issued. The facility is operating at roughly 52% of licensed beds, and quality-of-care outcome measures rate 4 stars.

The Blake at Waco is a Type B assisted living community in Waco, TX licensed for 159 residents, managed by Blake Management Group, LLC. It holds state-certified memory care for up to 41 residents, with certification running through October 2027. The active license was issued in October 2021 and renewed through October 2027. All 159 beds are private-pay; the community holds no Medicaid or Medicare beds.

Lynridge of Waco is a Type B assisted living community in Waco, TX, licensed for 156 residents and managed by Frontier Senior Living LLC. Its memory care unit holds 34 beds and carries Texas state certification effective March 2024 through March 2027. The license, first issued in 2016, is currently active. Administrator of record is Vinson Henson.

Friends For Life is a nonprofit adult day care program in Waco (McLennan County) licensed for 120 participants. Operated under administrator Inez S. Russell, the program has held a Texas state license since 2007; the current license runs through January 2028. No memory care program is offered.

Ridgecrest Retirement And Healthcare Community is a 120-bed Type B assisted-living facility in Waco, McLennan County, licensed under PMG Opco Waco, LLC and administered by Betty Healey. The active license runs through November 2028. The facility does not offer memory care. Type B assisted living in Texas permits residents who need nighttime staff assistance and cannot self-evacuate independently.

The Delaney at Lake Waco is a Type B assisted-living community in Waco, TX, licensed for 106 residents and managed by Life Care Services LLC under licensee LCS Waco Operations LLC. It holds state memory-care certification — current through October 2027 — with 36 dedicated memory-care beds. The active license, renewed October 2024, runs through October 2027. Administrator of record is Scott Bushong.

Brookdale Lake Brazos is a 101-bed Type B assisted living facility in Waco, McLennan County, licensed to ESC IV, LP. It holds a dedicated 20-bed memory care unit, state-certified through August 2027. The current operating license runs through October 2027. Administrator of record is Aaron Lindholm.

St Elizabeth Place is a 90-bed assisted living facility in Waco (McLennan County), licensed as Type B — meaning it can serve residents who need nighttime assistance or may require help evacuating. It holds state memory-care certification for 40 residents, current through July 2027. The facility is operated by Providence Park Inc, a nonprofit, under administrator Amanda L Sonnier. The active state license runs through July 2027.

Arbor House of Waco is a 75-bed Type B assisted-living facility in Waco, TX, licensed to Waco TX Arbor House LP since 2016. It holds state memory-care certification for 29 beds, effective August 2023 through August 2026. The active license runs through August 2026. Administrator of record is Carrie Pullin.

Brookdale Lakeshore is a 50-bed assisted living community in Waco (McLennan County), licensed as a Type B facility under Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc. Its Texas license is active through December 2027, renewed in December 2024. The community does not hold a memory-care certification and carries no Medicaid or Medicare beds.

Residency At Ridgewood is a 39-bed assisted living facility in Waco, Texas, licensed as a Type B community — meaning it can serve residents who need nighttime assistance or who cannot independently evacuate. It holds state memory-care certification for 16 beds, effective December 2024 through December 2027. The license was first issued in January 2025, making this a newly opened facility operating under Residency At Ridgewood LLC.

Mercy House is a 16-bed Type B assisted living facility in Waco, TX, licensed under Darsea Holdings, LLC. All 16 beds are state-certified for memory care, with certification running June 2025 through June 2028. The facility has operated under its current license since 2009 and holds an active license renewed this year.

Mercy House Living Springs is a 16-bed Type B assisted living facility in Waco, Texas, licensed under Darsea I, LLC. All 16 beds are designated for memory care — the program holds state memory-care certification effective August 2024 through August 2027. The facility has been licensed since January 2016 and carries an active license through 2027.

Donna Berry Community Home is a 10-bed Type A assisted-living facility in Waco, McLennan County, licensed through November 2027. It is sole-proprietor owned and operated by Ladonna Berry, a licensed vocational nurse, with no management company involved. The facility does not offer memory care. At 10 licensed beds, it operates at the smaller end of the assisted-living spectrum in Texas.

Thompson Home is a 10-bed Type A assisted-living facility in Waco, McLennan County, operated by sole proprietor Edward C. Thompson, who also serves as administrator. It carries no memory-care certification. The active state license runs through November 2027.