Onion Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Austin, Texas · CCN 676271
37 surveys since 2011, 10 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 115
- Surveys
- 37
- Harm or worse
- 10
- Immediate jeopardy
- 8
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 125
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- THE ENSIGN GROUP
- County
- Travis
- Medicare-certified since
- 2011
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 2
- Staffing
- 1
- Quality measures
- 4
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 377 for-profit facilities of 100–127 beds in Texas.
Last survey on record
Jun 5, 2026
157 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.09 | 3.25 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.22 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 50.5% | 54.0% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $51,337 across 2 penalties
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J13.7% | K13.7% | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H13.7% | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1244.4% | E1037.0% | F27.4% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F7603×
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F6562×
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F8122×
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F5781×
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F5801×
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Onion Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF686Apr 5, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure residents received care, consistent with professional standards of practice, to prevent pressure ulcers and does not develop pressure ulcers unless the individual's clinical condition demonstrates that they were unavoidable for 1 of 14 residents at risk of pressure ulcers. The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 had interventions in place to prevent an Unstageable Pressure ulcer in the thoracic spine (thoracic spine is the middle section of your spine. It starts at the base of your neck and ends at the bottom of your ribs). […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Feb 19, 2025
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the residents environment remained as free of accident hazards as is possible and ensure each resident received adequate supervision for one (Resident #1) of three residents reviewed for accidents and hazards. The facility failed to ensure Resident #1 did not leave the facility with nursing staff being aware as she was found approximately 2.5 hours later and approximately 4.2 miles away (at a store off a major highway - 65 MPH) after being contacted by an outside party 02/16/25. The temperature was approximately 58 degrees. This failure resulted in an identification of an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) on 02/18/25 at 2:16 PM and an IJ template was given. […]
- Actual harm, patternF684Oct 2, 2024
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that residents received treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' choices for one (Resident #1) of three residents reviewed for quality of care. The facility failed to implement orders from the hospital for blood glucose monitoring four times a day and administering of a sliding scale insulin four times a day upon Resident #1's admission on 09/16/24. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF689Aug 11, 2026
Based on observation, record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents for one of three residents reviewed for accidents (Resident #1).This resulted in Resident #1 having a fall from her bed during peri-care which resulted in an acute fracture to the right tibial metaphysis on 07/08/2026.The noncompliance was identified as PNC. The noncompliance began on 07/08/2026 and ended on 07/16/2026. The facility had corrected the noncompliance before the survey began.This failure could place residents at risk of accidents and serious injuries. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF576May 16, 2025
Based on interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents had the right to send and receive mail for 7 of 7 confidential residents reviewed for right to communication. The facility failed to ensure residents received their mail on the weekend. This failure could put residents in the facility who receive mail at risk for not receiving mail in a timely manner that could result in a decline in resident's psychosocial well-being and quality of life. Findings included: During a confidential group interview on 5/14/2025 at 11:00 am., 7 of 7 residents said mail was not being distributed on the weekend. They indicated they were unsure why mail was not delivered by the weekend staff. […]
Read 26 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 26 of 115 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Aug 11, 2026Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jun 5, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Jan 28, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Nov 5, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Jul 3, 2025Complaint2 findings
- May 16, 2025Standard8 findings
- Apr 5, 2025Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Feb 19, 2025Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
Show the 29 earlier surveys
- Oct 2, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jul 1, 2024Complaint2 findings
- Feb 29, 2024Standard6 findings
- Dec 22, 2022Infection control1 finding
- Dec 2, 2022Standard4 findings
- Nov 8, 2022Complaint1 finding
- May 6, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Sep 10, 2021Standard6 findings
- Apr 2, 2020Complaint1 finding
- May 16, 2019Standard6 findings
- Apr 18, 2019Complaint1 finding
- Apr 26, 2018Standard3 findings
- Jul 26, 2017Complaint2 findings
- Jun 2, 2017Standard and complaint8 findings
- Jul 25, 2016Complaint3 findings
- Jun 16, 2016Complaint1 finding
- May 26, 2016Standard9 findings
- Jun 18, 2015Standard7 findings
- Apr 3, 2015Complaint4 findings
- Jan 12, 2015Complaint5 findings · 3 harm
- Jun 25, 2014Standard5 findings
- Mar 3, 2014Complaint2 findings
- Jan 22, 2014Complaint1 finding
- Sep 18, 2013—2 findings
- Apr 25, 2013—6 findings
- Oct 3, 2012—1 finding
- Aug 22, 2012—3 findings · 3 harm
- Mar 23, 2012—5 findings
- Jun 1, 2011—1 finding
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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