Nursing home
West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
3200 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin, TX 78748 · Map
Government - Hospital district · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 125 certified beds
West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Austin, Texas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.05 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Nov 26, 2024 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $39,527In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How West Oaks Nursing and 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) | 3.05 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.96 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.0% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 25, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 2, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $39,527, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at West Oaks Nursing and 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · 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 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 25, 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 · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 11, 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 · Nov 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 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
- 3200 W. Slaughter Lane
Austin, TX 78748 - CMS certification #
- 676095
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 125
- Avg residents/day
- 110.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2006-03-31
- 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
- Kitchen 3 inspections by Austin Public Health since 2024; latest score 95 (August 2025)
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, no violations cited
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: West Oaks Nursing and Rehab
- Aug 21, 2025 (routine inspection): score 95.
- May 1, 2025 (routine inspection): score 94.
- Jan 11, 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 West Oaks Nursing and 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.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour, round-the-clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 21, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 14, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as West Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ascension Seton Southwest, Austin. 4.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brodie Ranch Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Austin. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Accentcare Home Health Of Texas, Austin. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Randalls Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 78748 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Brodie Lane Dialysis, Austin, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Shc South Austin, Austin, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Shc Wb South Austin, Austin, 3.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 49 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 78748.
Cella Bellas Hospice Corporation, office in Austin, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Heart To Heart Hospice Of Austin Ltd, office in Austin, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Silverado Hospice- Austin, office in Austin, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Scott And White Clinic, Austin. 1.7 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 relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very 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 | See above |
| 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 West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.05 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 125 beds.