Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    400 Sayles St, Brenham, Texas 77833
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Warm attentive staff, successful rehab

    I'm very happy with my mom's care here - the staff were warm, attentive and knowledgeable (Meagan and Alice were especially helpful). The building is bright, clean and welcoming, meals were enjoyable, and therapy helped her return home. We were treated like family and staff stayed responsive to questions. Overall a very good facility for rehab and long-term care.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.26·(39)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      3.7
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and caregiving staff
    • Skilled rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Welcoming, family-centered atmosphere
    • Helpful administrative and insurance assistance
    • Responsive medical providers and attentive doctors
    • Clean, fresh-smelling common areas and roomy rooms
    • Warm customer service and front-desk interactions
    • Supportive social environment and resident engagement
    • Willingness to adjust meals based on resident needs
    • Strong therapy focus on safe home return

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff quality and variable staffing levels
    • Inconsistent meal preparation and food-service management
    • Unreliable laundry and personal-item management
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation practices
    • Gaps in property security and staff-conduct oversight
    • Limited dementia-specific care capabilities
    • Uneven staffing and resources in isolation/quarantine units
    • Billing and charge transparency concerns
    • Variable incident-response and family-communication processes

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with clear strengths in personalized caregiving and rehabilitation, alongside recurring operational weaknesses that families should evaluate. Many reviewers praised nursing, therapy, and front-desk staff for warmth, attentiveness, and effective support during rehab stays; others described inconsistent experiences that suggest variability in day-to-day staffing and performance.

    Care and staff: Clinical and caregiving personnel receive frequent positive mention for compassion, individualized attention, and successful rehabilitation outcomes. Several accounts highlight dedicated nurses, aides, and therapy teams who helped residents recover and return home. At the same time, there is a discernible pattern of inconsistent staff quality and uneven staffing levels, including limited coverage in specific units. Families with residents who have progressive cognitive impairment noted that the facility may be less well-suited for higher-acuity dementia needs, citing lapses in specialized care and supervision.

    Dining and nutrition: Dining feedback is mixed. Some families experienced acceptable meals and noted that food quality improved after staff intervention, and the facility can accommodate texture-modified diets. However, there are repeated comments about inconsistent meal preparation, temperature, and presentation. Prospective families should ask about current kitchen practices, menu planning, and how the facility handles dietary concerns.

    Activities and therapy: Therapy and rehabilitation services are consistently cited as a strong point. Reviewers describe knowledgeable, compassionate therapists focused on safe functional recovery and discharge planning. The facility's therapy department appears to be a reliable asset for short-term rehabilitative stays.

    Facilities and housekeeping: Many reviewers described clean, pleasant common areas and comfortable, roomy rooms. Conversely, other reviews raised concerns about inconsistent housekeeping (for example, bed changes and room upkeep) and problems in laundry management, including lost items and an untidy laundry area. Construction activity was mentioned during at least one stay, which can temporarily affect environment and routines.

    Management, communication, and safety: Administrative interactions range from highly helpful (including assistance with insurance questions) to less responsive when families raised operational issues. There are statements indicating external oversight involvement in some cases. Notably, there are serious individual claims that include allegations of theft and inappropriate staff conduct; these are isolated in the dataset but significant enough that families may want to seek documentation of incident-handling procedures, staff training, and security practices. Billing and charge transparency also emerged as a recurring concern.

    Notable patterns and advice for families: The facility demonstrates strengths in compassionate bedside care and an effective therapy program, making it a candidate for short-term rehab or for residents who fit within its care capabilities. Patterns of inconsistency—particularly in staffing, meal services, laundry/personal-item handling, dementia care, and incident response—suggest that outcomes can vary by unit and by shift. Prospective residents and families should ask specific, up-to-date questions about dementia services, staffing ratios (including coverage in isolation or higher-acuity units), food-service protocols, laundry/property safeguards, and the facility’s process for communicating and resolving incidents.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located at 400 Sayles St, Brenham, Texas, 77833.

    About Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at 400 East Sayles Street in Brenham, Texas, and you'll find it serves Washington County and is a skilled nursing facility with space for 128 certified beds and most days it has about 117 residents. The center provides both short-term rehab and long-term care, offering a range of help like physical, speech, and occupational therapy, plus special programs for wound care and memory care. Residents get both private and semiprivate rooms with full baths, and there are day rooms and lounges where folks gather, along with a therapy gym and even a kitchen to help with practice for going back home. People like the different amenities-WiFi, cable, a beauty salon, barbershop, private dining rooms for special occasions, and transportation for outings and appointments. There's help for people who need cardiac, pulmonary, stroke, respiratory, tube feeding, and even end-of-life hospice or palliative care, and the facility also provides Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Memory Care support. The staff works on personalized care plans and they're there for admissions seven days a week. Home health services are also available to help people regain or keep their independence, and folks can get outpatient therapy or post-surgical and orthopedic care too. It's run as a non-profit and is affiliated with Wellsential Health. The center has earned accreditation from healthcare groups, and the staff aims to maintain high standards, though inspections have found some issues in recent months, including infection control problems, incomplete care plans, and making sure resident rights and preferences are respected-things they're working to improve. You'll find nursing care services day and night, and the nurse staffing averages 2.88 hours per resident per day with a nurse turnover of 56 percent. Residents and their families can use Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance to help with costs. The place tries to focus on dignity, comfort, and keeping a sense of community, and is known locally for its compassion and support, even as it continues to address challenges seen in federal oversight reports.

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