Nursing home report
Registered name: AUSTIN WELLNESS & REHABILITATION
AUSTIN, TX · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Heartland Health Care Center (Austin, TX) has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with a 1-star health inspection rating and 2-star staffing and quality ratings. It has a recent federal penalty, $131,055 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 2.63 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.6297 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.6297.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: J
The home failed to make notices available in a format and language the resident could understand. Cited November 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 574 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make survey results easy for residents to see and to help them contact advocate agencies. Cited November 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 577 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $131,055 was recorded.
A federal fine of $20,415 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $166,205 in total fines.
Federal fine
Sep 19, 2024
Federal fine
May 20, 2024
Federal fine
Mar 25, 2024
Now operated by Austin Wellness & Rehabilitation, previously Heartland Health Care Center.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
