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Brookdale Westlake Hills

(512) 328-3775

About Brookdale Westlake Hills

Brookdale Westlake Hills brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to Austin, Texas with a focus on personalized recovery. Our nursing team supports patients through healing and transition, combining medical expertise with compassionate attention to help each person regain independence and confidence.

Community at a glance

Capacity

90 residents

State license

#745, 213, Licensed

Location

Austin, TX

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Assisted LivingIndependent LivingSkilled Nursing

Contact & location

1034 LIBERTY PARK DR, Austin, Texas 78746

(512) 328-3775

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Medicare record for the nursing home on this campus

Brookdale Westlake Hills includes Brookdale Westlake Hills, a Medicare-certified nursing home at the same address. Everything below is Medicare's record for that nursing home. It does not rate Brookdale Westlake Hills's other levels of care, which the state licenses and inspects separately.

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2026, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Texas average is 9.4).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 28 minutes with each resident a day, above the Texas average of 3 hours 23 minutes.

Medicare fined Brookdale Westlake Hills 5 times in the last three years, $72,833 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day4 hours 28 minutesAbove the Texas average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day40 minutesAbove the Texas average
Nursing staff who left in the past year36%Below the Texas average

1 administrator has left the home in the past year.

Inspections

30 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

April 9, 2026 · Standard inspection · 6 citations

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected May 5, 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 5, 2026
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 5, 2026
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 5, 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 directive.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected May 5, 2026
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 5, 2026

December 3, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 22, 2025
  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 22, 2025
February 14, 2025 · Standard inspection · 6 citations+
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 10, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 13, 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 10, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Mar 4, 2025
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 12, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 10, 2025
October 14, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 28, 2024
May 1, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected May 7, 2024
January 26, 2024 · Standard inspection · 11 citations+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 27, 2024
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 21, 2024
  • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024
December 29, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Dec 5, 2023
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Dec 5, 2023
November 5, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Sep 2, 2023

Fines and payment denials

5 fines totaling $72,833 in the last three years.

  • May 1, 2024Fine: $7,800
  • January 26, 2024Fine: $33,758
  • December 29, 2023Fine: $7,446
  • December 29, 2023Fine: $14,518
  • November 5, 2023Fine: $9,311

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Fort Austin Limited Partnership
Medicare-certified beds
90
Average residents per day
59
Accepts
Medicare
First certified
January 9, 1990
Part of a chain
Brookdale Senior Living, 12 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
455866

Location

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1034 LIBERTY PARK DRAustin, TX 78746

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Questions about Brookdale Westlake Hills

Does Brookdale Westlake Hills have a nursing home?+

Yes. Brookdale Westlake Hills is a Medicare-certified nursing home on the same campus. Its Medicare record of inspections, staffing and fines is below. That record covers the nursing home only, not Brookdale Westlake Hills's other levels of care.

How did Brookdale Westlake Hills do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on April 9, 2026 and cited 8 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Texas average is 9.4.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Brookdale Westlake Hills?+

Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 28 minutes with each resident per day, including 40 minutes from registered nurses. 36% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Brookdale Westlake Hills been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Brookdale Westlake Hills 5 times in the last three years, totaling $72,833.

How much does assisted living cost?+

The national median is around $6,200 per month, though it ranges from roughly $4,500 to $11,800 depending on location, apartment size, and level of care.

Does Medicare pay for assisted living?+

Medicare does not cover the room-and-board cost of assisted living. Medicaid may help in many states through waivers, and VA benefits can offset costs for eligible veterans.

What's the difference from a nursing home?+

Assisted living is for people who need help with daily tasks but are largely independent. Nursing homes (skilled nursing) provide 24-hour medical and rehabilitative care.

Senior living in Austin Assisted Living in Texas Assisted Living guide Information last updated October 2026