Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation
6050 HOSPITAL DR, Abilene, TX 79606
Abilene, Texas · CMS verdict
CMS places Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation in the above-average range on the federal scale, and above the Texas average of 2.8.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation in Abilene, Texas holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 71 of 100 (grade C). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)
Its CMS deficiency count sits in the lighter U.S. deficiency tercile (≤16). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 71 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 71.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation's lighter CMS deficiency book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Texas average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Abilene, Texas. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 95% occupancy, this facility is running near full capacity, worth confirming current bed availability directly before visiting.
Same-ownership peers
Within Texas, Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation is one of 207 government - hospital district nursing homes CMS rates. Its 4-star overall rating sits above the government - hospital district-segment average of 2.8 stars, ahead of roughly 66% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation compares to Texas
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Texas facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Texas state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation ranks in Texas
Among the 1,167 CMS-rated nursing homes in Texas, Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation’s 4-star overall rating is higher than 69% of them. The bars show how all Texas homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
212 Texas homes share this 4-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 120 |
| Residents | 114 |
| Ownership | Government - Hospital district |
| County | Taylor |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 9 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation? ▾
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation has an overall CMS quality rating of 4 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Texas average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Texas? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Texas's median semi-private nursing home rate at $5,627 per month ($67,525 per year), with private rooms averaging $7,604 per month.
What services does Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation offer? ▾
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation operates as a skilled nursing facility. For the specific care and therapy services, contact the facility: CMS data covers capacity, ownership, ratings, and inspections, not a service menu.
Does Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Texas? ▾
In Texas, alternatives include assisted living ($5,666/mo), home health aides ($5,720/mo), and adult day care ($1,950/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Texas elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 676219.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.