The Rating Trap

39%

of Texas 5-star nursing homes carry a red flag

Ellery Care · unbiased Texas nursing-home data

52 of 134

five-star homes, flagged

Texas has 134 five-star nursing homes. 52 of them carry at least one serious red flag anyway.

The star rating hides things

The overall star rating leans heavily on self-reported data. A home can earn five stars and still carry an abuse flag, a jeopardy citation, or a six-figure fine.

Look past the stars

44% of Texas's highly-rated homes carry at least one red flag. The rating is a starting point — not the answer.

Read the whole record

Every home's flags, staffing, fines, and drugging rate are on its free report card — the full picture the star rating flattens.

See past the stars

How Texas's top-rated homes really score, plus a free report card for every home.

See the scorecard