Vista Ridge Senior Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Vista Ridge Senior Care is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in Lakeway, Texas, part of Brookdale Senior Living. In the CMS September 2026 release it reported 1.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Texas average of 2.01, and 55.3% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Vista Ridge Senior Care
1917 Lohmans Crossing RdLakeway, TX 78734
Travis County
CMS Care Compare, September 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 Vista Ridge Senior Care, nurse aides logged 1.62 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Texas average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 71 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.62 | 2.01 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.37 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.82 | 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
55.3% of nursing staff at Vista Ridge Senior Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 55.6%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.4). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $91,420 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2025 | Fine | $74,848 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Fine | $16,572 |
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. Vista Ridge Senior Care holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.7.
About Vista Ridge Senior Care
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Brookdale Senior Living, 12 homes
- Legal name: Arc Lakeway SNF, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 20, 2007
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Vista Ridge Senior Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Park Manor Bee Cave Bee Cave | 3.1 | 140 | 1.75 | 3.07 | 48.5% | 1 | $19,608 |
| Longhorn Village Austin | 3.9 | 60 | 3.78 | 5.71 | 43.4% | 5 | None |
| Querencia at Barton Creek Austin | 7.7 | 42 | 3.10 | 4.74 | 43.6% | 5 | $13,500 |
| Stonebridge Health Rehab Austin | 8.5 | 116 | 2.11 | 3.28 | 35.3% | 3 | $39,258 |
| Brush Country Nursing and Rehabilitation Austin | 11.8 | 118 | 1.95 | 3.05 | 77.8% | 1 | $130,834 |
| Brookdale Westlake Hills Austin | 12.6 | 90 | 2.61 | 4.46 | 35.7% | 2 | $72,833 |
| Barton Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Austin | 12.9 | 126 | 2.22 | 3.50 | 42.2% | 3 | None |
| Avir at Dripping Springs Dripping Springs | 12.9 | 60 | 1.68 | 2.80 | 68.6% | 4 | None |
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.