Overview
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 3rd of 11 nursing homes in Abilene. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 75% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 22, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. All of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 68% of Texas nursing homes have been fined.
Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 96 certified beds, caring for about 76 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 28%
Top 24%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 10
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.07 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.42 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.70 hrs
- Nurse aides1.95 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 30, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes