Nursing home
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center
2722 Old Anson Rd, Abilene, TX 79603 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 96 certified beds
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Abilene, Texas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.02 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Oct 29, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center 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) | 3.02 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.84 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.5% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center
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
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 · Jan 22, 2026 · 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 · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 29, 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
- 2722 Old Anson Rd
Abilene, TX 79603 - CMS certification #
- 455934
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 96
- Avg residents/day
- 74.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-07-30
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2009
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We leave the critical decisions to those who know best: the Caregivers, Doctors, and Nurses who work with our patients 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 26, 2009 to Oct 25, 2011. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $1,460 owed to 10 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Northern Oaks Living and Rehabilitation (Northern Oaks Healthcare, Inc.). Case 1633300.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avir at Coronado, Abilene. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kinder Hearts Home Health, Abilene. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 79603 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Abilene, Abilene, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Abilene Lone Star, Abilene, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 79603.
Hendrick Hospice Care Inc, office in Abilene, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Kinder Hearts Hospice, office in Abilene, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Abilene, 2.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Concord Medical Group Of Texas PLLC, Eastland. 54.2 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 very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center have?
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 96 beds.