Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Waxahachie, Texas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 57.6% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha
151 Country Meadows BoulevardWaxahachie, TX 75165
Ellis County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Texas average. With about 102 residents a day, that works out to roughly 226 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.55 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.87 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
57.6% of nursing staff at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $41,215 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | Fine | $11,466 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Fine | $15,851 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Fine | $13,898 |
CMS Penalties file, August 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. Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Eastland Memorial Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 31, 2017
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation - Waxaha
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Focused Care of Waxahachie Waxahachie · abuse citation | 2.8 | 152 | 1.38 | 2.68 | 58.9% | 1 | $20,589 |
| Pleasant Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Waxahachie | 5.8 | 132 | 2.07 | 3.31 | 57.7% | 3 | $29,011 |
| Red Oak Health and Rehabilitation Center Red Oak | 7.1 | 144 | 1.80 | 2.93 | 68.9% | 3 | $12,035 |
| Midtowne Meadows Health & Rehab Midlothian | 9.0 | 121 | 2.52 | 3.77 | — | 4 | $20,131 |
| Midlothian Healthcare Center Midlothian | 9.2 | 120 | 2.14 | 3.35 | 64.1% | 3 | $46,636 |
| Park Village Healthcare and Rehabilitation Desoto · abuse citation | 9.9 | 150 | 1.71 | 3.05 | — | 2 | $221,389 |
| Methodist Transitional Care Center-Desoto LLC Desoto | 11.5 | 100 | 2.34 | 4.34 | 54.6% | 3 | $27,993 |
| Windsor Gardens Lancaster | 12.0 | 150 | 1.91 | 3.43 | 55.5% | 2 | $13,877 |
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, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.