A skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour licensed nursing. Two different populations live under the same roof: short-term rehab patients recovering after a hospital stay, and long-term residents whose medical needs exceed what assisted living can support.
We list 5 verified nursing homes options in Austin, Texas. Texas HHSC licenses these providers and publishes inspection history you can look up free.
What to watch for with nursing homes in Austin
- Medicare may cover a short rehab stay after a qualifying hospital admission, but it does not pay for long-term custodial nursing care.
- Nursing facilities are the one senior care category with federal star ratings. Check both CMS Care Compare and the Texas HHSC inspection history — they surface different things.
- The published Texas semi-private median reads unusually low because the market is heavily Medicaid-weighted. Expect a private-pay Austin quote to run well above it.
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Verified nursing homes in Austin
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Querencia at Barton Creek | Independent Living | 2500 Barton Creek Blvd Austin, TX 78735 | Travis |
| Longhorn Village | Independent Living | 12501 Longhorn Parkway Austin, TX 78732 | Travis |
| Westminster | Independent Living | 4100 Jackson Avenue Austin, TX 78731 | Travis |
| Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center | Nursing Home | 2806 Real Street Austin, TX 78722 | Travis |
| Brookdale Westlake Hills | Assisted Living | 1034 Liberty Park Dr Austin, TX 78746 | Travis |
Nursing Homes elsewhere in the metro
The Austin metro is compact. Families in Austin regularly place a parent one city over, especially when a specific care level is needed.
| Community | Care type | Address | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Lakeway | Memory Care | 1915 Lohmans Crossing Rd Lakeway, TX 78734 | Travis |
| Hearthstone Nursing and Rehabilitation | Nursing Home | 401 Oakwood Blvd Round Rock, TX 78681 | Williamson |
| Cedar Pointe Health and Wellness Center | Nursing Home | 1301 Cottonwood Creek Trail Cedar Park, TX 78613 | Williamson |
| Hays Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Nursing Home | 1900 Medical Parkway San Marcos, TX 78666 | Hays |
| Georgetown Nursing and Transitional Care | Nursing Home | 4011 Williams Drive Georgetown, TX 78628 | Williamson |
| Pflugerville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Nursing Home | 104 Rex Kerwin Court Pflugerville, TX 78660 | Travis |
The Austin market specifically
Austin proper has the widest range of care levels in the metro and the widest range of prices with it. Central and west-side communities price toward the top of the market; north and northeast Austin is generally more moderate. Traffic is the practical constraint families underestimate — a community fifteen minutes away at 10 a.m. can be forty at six in the evening, and evening is when most visits actually happen.
Because Austin proper holds most of the metro's licensed capacity, it is also where you will find the widest spread in quality within a single price band. Two communities charging similar rates a few miles apart can differ sharply on staffing and turnover, so comparison matters more here than anywhere else in the metro.
Visit twice, at different hours
A scheduled mid-morning tour and an unannounced 7 p.m. drop-in can look like two different buildings. Evening and overnight are when staffing thins and when families are most often surprised, so ask the overnight ratio specifically rather than the daytime one.
Eat a meal there. Talk to a resident's family member in the parking lot rather than one the community introduces you to. Neither takes long and both tell you more than the brochure.