Nursing home
Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing
4934 S 7Th St, Abilene, TX 79605 · Map
Government - Hospital district · 96 certified beds
Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Abilene, Texas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.71 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Feb 27, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $23,744In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing 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) | 2.71 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.69 | 2.01 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.3% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $23,744, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 10, 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
- 4934 S 7Th St
Abilene, TX 79605 - CMS certification #
- 675350
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 96
- Avg residents/day
- 68.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-05-20
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Structured, compassionate support for residents living with dementia, including a dedicated Female Memory Care Unit, with on-site Counseling & Psychiatric Support when it’s needed.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Our goal is to provide superior patient-centered care, rehabilitation, and wellness that reduces rehospitalizations and optimizes physical function across short-term, long-term, and respite stays.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
A primary care physician oversees your journey back to health, backed by Dental & Podiatry Services, Hospice Care, Lab & X-Ray Services, Nutritional Services, and Palliative Care Services — all without leaving our community.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Enjoy on-demand meal services, transportation services, and physician bedside visits, along with a full calendar of life enrichment activities and religious services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene. 3.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wisteria Place, Abilene. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Generations Home Health, Abilene. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- H-E-B Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 79605 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Abilene Lone Star, Abilene, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Abilene, Abilene, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, 3.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 79605.
Hospice Of The Big Country, office in Abilene, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Kinder Hearts Hospice, office in Abilene, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Enhabit Hospice, office in Abilene, 2.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Concord Medical Group Of Texas PLLC, Eastland. 56.3 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 very 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 Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing an overall rating of 2 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 Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing staffed?
Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing reports 2.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing have?
Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing is certified for 96 beds.