Nursing home
Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
1034 Liberty Park Dr, Austin, TX 78746 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Brookdale Senior Living (14 facilities) · 90 certified beds
Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Austin, Texas. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.74 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 6 fines totaling $300,561In CMS records: 6 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) compares
This facility vs. the Texas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Texas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.74 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.67 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.7% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 6 fines totaling $300,561, 6 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1034 Liberty Park Dr
Austin, TX 78746 - CMS certification #
- 455866
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 50.5
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1990-01-09
- Chain
- Brookdale Senior Living (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Brookdale Senior Living
Brookdale Senior Living operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Brookdale Senior Living facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation
- Kitchen 3 inspections by Austin Public Health since 2024; latest score 92 (April 2026)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Austin Public Health: Summit at Westlake Hills, The
- Apr 14, 2026 (routine inspection): score 92.
- Apr 16, 2025 (routine inspection): score 88.
- Oct 22, 2024 (routine inspection): score 91.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Score: Out of 100. Points are taken off for each violation; 70 or above passes. This dataset publishes scores only. Violation details are in the report, available from Austin Public Health.
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Stays
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour Licensed Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
We have studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans with plenty of natural window light and great storage.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St David'S South Austin Medical Center, Austin. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Barton Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Austin. 2.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Healthcare, Austin. 4.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Randalls Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 78746 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita El Milagro Dialysis Unit, Austin, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Shc Southwood, Austin, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Austin South, Austin, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 34 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 78746.
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Austin Ltd, office in Austin, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Silverado Hospice- Austin, office in Austin, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Enhabit Hospice, office in Austin, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Scott And White Clinic, Austin. 6.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Austin Public Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Brookdale Westlake Hills (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 90 beds.