Brookdale Westlake Hills

Nursing home in Austin, TX

Medicare-certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 1034 Liberty Park Dr, Austin, TX 78746
Phone: (512) 328-3775
Listed under: For-profit, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN: 455866
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 90
Average residents per day: 59
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Fort Austin Limited Partnership
Chain: Brookdale Senior Living (12 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jan 9, 1990
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: Yes
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 455866. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 9, 2026. CMS lists 32 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 27, 2023 to Apr 9, 2026): 12 from complaint inspections, 7 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 6 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Apr 9, 2026	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 9, 2026	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 9, 2026	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	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 9, 2026	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	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 9, 2026	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… Pharmacy Service	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 9, 2026	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 3, 2025	Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 3, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2025	Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2025	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2025	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… Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2025	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 32. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 6 fines totalling $300,561 in the last three years.

May 1, 2024	Fine: $7,800
Jan 26, 2024	Fine: $33,758
Dec 29, 2023	Fine: $7,446
Dec 29, 2023	Fine: $14,518
Nov 5, 2023	Fine: $9,311
Aug 27, 2023	Fine: $227,728

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 4.46 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.67 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.61 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.81 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 36%
RN turnover (yearly): 64%
Administrators who left in the past year: 1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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