Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
7801 WOODWAY DR, Waco, TX 76712
Waco, Texas · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center carries a 2 of 5 CMS overall rating, below-average quality that runs below Texas's state 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.
Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Waco, Texas holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 40 of 100 (grade F). The 144-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Texas runs a median of $5,627 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)
With 16 CMS deficiencies on file, this facility 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 rating of 2 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 40 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 40.
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.
Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's lighter CMS deficiency book
Quality ratings
Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars, based on the most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS breaks this into three sub-ratings: health inspection (2/5), staffing (2/5), and quality measures (3/5).
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 Waco, Texas, this facility operates 144 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 72 residents - an occupancy rate of about 50%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 50% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Texas, Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is one of 413 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.8 stars, ahead of roughly 19% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (16 total). CMS has levied 2 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
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 Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's lower-tercile stars compare 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 Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center ranks in Texas
Among the 1,167 CMS-rated nursing homes in Texas, Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 23% of them. The bars show how all Texas homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
262 Texas homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 144 |
| Residents | 72 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Mc Lennan |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 16 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center? ▾
Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has an overall CMS quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 2/5, staffing rating of 2/5, and quality measures rating of 3/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Texas? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Texas is $5,627 per month ($67,525 annually). A private room averages $7,604 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center offer? ▾
Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a skilled nursing facility with 144 beds with approximately 72 current residents. It operates under for profit - corporation ownership. The facility has recorded 16 deficiencies and 2 penalties in CMS inspections.
Does Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Woodway Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has multiple deficiencies (16 total) and 2 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
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: 675924.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.