Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Abilene, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 50.5% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation
6050 Hospital DrAbilene, TX 79606
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 Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.81 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Texas average. With about 113 residents a day, that works out to roughly 204 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.81 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.30 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.01 | 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
50.5% of nursing staff at Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $26,364 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2024 | Fine | $26,364 |
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. Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Palo Pinto County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 2009
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wesley Court Health Center Abilene | 0.5 | 30 | 1.67 | 3.48 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Mesa Springs Healthcare Center Abilene | 2.3 | 89 | 2.02 | 3.45 | — | 2 | $8,190 |
| Wisteria Place Abilene | 2.7 | 123 | 1.87 | 3.13 | 36.4% | 3 | $14,069 |
| Brightpointe at Lytle Lake Abilene · abuse citation | 5.0 | 120 | 1.87 | 2.98 | 44.9% | 1 | $23,733 |
| Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing Abilene | 5.2 | 96 | 1.69 | 2.74 | 57.7% | 2 | $23,794 |
| The Oaks at Radford Hills Healthcare Center Abilene | 5.5 | 116 | 1.62 | 2.82 | 79.7% | 2 | $163,651 |
| Avir at Coronado Abilene | 6.3 | 188 | 1.93 | 3.28 | 49.1% | 2 | $184,619 |
| Hendrick Skilled Nursing Facility Abilene | 6.7 | 20 | 3.04 | 9.65 | 34.3% | 5 | 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, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.