Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Abilene, Texas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Texas average of 2.00.
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center
2722 Old Anson RdAbilene, TX 79603
Taylor 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 Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.84 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Texas average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.84 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.02 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.67 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Eastland Memorial Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 30, 1991
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avir at Coronado Abilene | 1.1 | 188 | 1.93 | 3.28 | 49.1% | 2 | $184,619 |
| Hendrick Skilled Nursing Facility Abilene | 1.1 | 20 | 3.04 | 9.65 | 34.3% | 5 | None |
| Silver Spring Abilene | 2.7 | 120 | 1.88 | 3.19 | 49.4% | 1 | None |
| The Oaks at Radford Hills Healthcare Center Abilene | 2.9 | 116 | 1.62 | 2.82 | 79.7% | 2 | $163,651 |
| Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing Abilene | 3.5 | 96 | 1.69 | 2.74 | 57.7% | 2 | $23,794 |
| Brightpointe at Lytle Lake Abilene · abuse citation | 3.8 | 120 | 1.87 | 2.98 | 44.9% | 1 | $23,733 |
| Wisteria Place Abilene | 5.0 | 123 | 1.87 | 3.13 | 36.4% | 3 | $14,069 |
| Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation Abilene | 7.4 | 120 | 1.81 | 3.30 | 50.5% | 3 | $26,364 |
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.