Gracy Woods Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gracy Woods Nursing Center is a 118-bed for-profit nursing home in Austin, Texas, part of Caring Healthcare Group. In the CMS September 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Texas average of 2.01, and 54.5% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Gracy Woods Nursing Center
12021 Metric Blvd.Austin, TX 78758
Travis County
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Gracy Woods Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Texas average. With about 95 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.01 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.79 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
54.5% of nursing staff at Gracy Woods Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.4). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $182,239 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | Fine | $33,030 |
| May 16, 2024 | Fine | $98,956 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Fine | $50,253 |
CMS Penalties file, September 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Gracy Woods Nursing Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.7.
About Gracy Woods Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Caring Healthcare Group, 14 homes
- Legal name: Winnie-Stowell Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 17, 2002
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gracy Woods Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gracy Woods II Living Center Austin | 0.2 | 110 | 2.26 | 3.50 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Avir at Park Bend Austin · abuse citation | 0.4 | 124 | 2.07 | 3.18 | 46.1% | 2 | None |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Duval Austin | 2.7 | 206 | 2.00 | 2.93 | 40.2% | 3 | $23,341 |
| Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - North Austin · abuse citation | 3.0 | 124 | 2.10 | 3.17 | — | 1 | $28,064 |
| Sage Park Austin Austin | 4.0 | 46 | 2.21 | 4.24 | — | 3 | $99,713 |
| Coral Rehabilitation and Nursing of Austin Austin · Special Focus Facility · abuse citation | 4.5 | 157 | 1.86 | 2.82 | 57.6% | — | $307,704 |
| Sedona Trace Health and Wellness Center Austin | 4.5 | 119 | 1.96 | 3.04 | — | 3 | $11,168 |
| Austin Wellness & Rehabilitation Austin · abuse citation | 5.1 | 120 | 1.58 | 2.63 | 61.3% | 1 | $175,361 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, September 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.