Nursing homes in Taylor County, Texas
All 12 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 2 cities in Taylor County, with the government's own quality ratings, nurse staffing versus the state median, and any federal safety flags. We take no money from any facility.
Among 12 rated homes in Taylor, 2 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 3 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.24 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. 2 carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open the report cards to compare staffing, inspections, fines, drug use, and preventable-harm measures before deciding.
How to narrow 12 homes down
- ·The 12 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 2 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.
- ·Five-star homes cluster in Abilene (2). Narrowing to a city or two near family shortens the list fast.
- ·2 homes in Taylor County carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open each report card's safety section before you tour.
Once you have a shortlist, our free nursing-home tour checklist covers the 30 questions to ask and the red flags to watch for on a visit.
All 12 homes in Taylor County
- AHendrick Skilled Nursing FacilityAbilene, TX5★ overall
- AWesley Court Health CenterAbilene, TX5★ overall
- CWindcrest Health & RehabilitationAbilene, TX3★ overall
- CWisteria PlaceAbilene, TX3★ overall4% below median staffing
- CNorthern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation CenterAbilene, TX3★ overall8% below median staffing
- DMesa Springs Healthcare CenterAbilene, TX2★ overall
- DAvir At CoronadoAbilene, TX2★ overall
- DThe Oaks At Radford Hills Healthcare CenterAbilene, TX2★ overall14% below median staffing
- DWillowcreek Rehab And NursingAbilene, TX2★ overall16% below median staffing
- FMerkel Nursing CenterMerkel, TX1★ overall⚠ Abuse
- FSilver SpringAbilene, TX1★ overall2% below median staffing
- FBrightpointe At Lytle LakeAbilene, TX1★ overall9% below median staffing⚠ Abuse
Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-09-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.