Sundance Inn Health Center

    2034 Sundance Pkwy, New Braunfels, TX 78130
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean bright facility, caring staff

    I had a very positive experience - clean, bright facility with caring, attentive staff and a strong, effective rehab team that helped my mom recover and go home. Leadership and reception were helpful, rooms and meals were good, and I would recommend this place to friends and family.

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    Aug 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

    3.69·(168)

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing staff
    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Dedicated long‑tenured CNAs
    • Clean, welcoming facility appearance
    • Engaging activities program
    • Private rooms with private bathrooms
    • Goal‑oriented, outcome-focused therapy
    • Attentive administrative presence at times
    • Supportive end‑of‑life care
    • Restaurant‑style dining options and menu choices

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and reliance on agency staff
    • Slow or unreliable nurse‑call response
    • Inconsistent medication administration and scheduling
    • Sanitation concerns and incontinence‑care delays in some units
    • Variable meal quality and temperature control
    • Loss and mishandling of personal belongings
    • Room maintenance and safety hazards
    • Gaps in adherence to physician orders and care plans
    • Variability in caregiver competence across shifts
    • Inconsistent infection‑control and outbreak management
    • Administrative and billing transparency concerns
    • Limited overnight assistance and delayed night‑shift coverage

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews for Sundance Inn Health Center are strongly mixed, with clear patterns of both notable strengths and recurring operational weaknesses. The facility earns consistent praise for its rehabilitation services: therapists are frequently described as skilled, encouraging, and goal‑driven, and many residents make meaningful functional gains. Multiple reviewers also commended individual nurses and CNAs who demonstrate compassion, continuity of care, and strong rapport with residents. The facility’s appearance and some communal areas are often described as clean, bright, and welcoming, and the activities program—including group events and recreational outings—receives regular positive comment.

    At the same time, recurring concerns center on staffing and day‑to‑day care processes. Many reviews describe inconsistent staffing levels, frequent reliance on agency staff, and marked variability in staff competence and responsiveness between shifts. These staffing inconsistencies are linked to slow or unreliable nurse‑call response, delayed or missed medication administrations, inconsistent adherence to physician orders and individualized care plans, and irregular bathing and toileting support. Several families describe having to provide close oversight or advocacy to ensure routine needs are met.

    Sanitation and room‑maintenance issues are another area of concern. While some areas are praised as clean, other comments indicate sanitation lapses, odor concerns in particular units, incontinence‑care delays, and room maintenance or safety hazards that require attention. Related operational weaknesses include loss or mishandling of personal belongings, supply gaps (including durable medical equipment), and episodes in which rooms were not fully prepared before move‑in. Dining experiences are variable: the facility offers menu choices and some praise for restaurant‑style service, but multiple reviewers note meals served cold, inconsistent quality, and occasions when dietary restrictions were not followed.

    Management and administrative performance appear inconsistent. Several reviewers commend hands‑on administrators and prompt discharge/coordination support, while others critique communication gaps, billing and refund disputes, and limited weekend or overnight administrative availability. There are also a small number of serious allegations concerning missing items and billing irregularities; these are raised by families and warrant verification through formal channels.

    In summary, Sundance Inn demonstrates clear strengths as a rehabilitation center with compassionate staff members and a welcoming physical environment, but it also shows recurring operational weaknesses that can affect safety and the reliability of basic care. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s strong therapy and activity offerings against documented variability in staffing, medication management, sanitation, and administrative transparency. When considering placement, families may wish to ask specific questions about current staffing ratios, night coverage, medication‑administration protocols, room maintenance practices, and procedures for safeguarding personal belongings and billing. Visiting during different shifts and speaking directly with therapy, nursing, and administrative leadership can help clarify whether the experience is likely to align with the positive or negative patterns described in reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    Location

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    Sundance Inn Health Center is located at 2034 Sundance Pkwy, New Braunfels, TX, 78130.

    About Sundance Inn Health Center

    Sundance Inn Health Center sits out in the Texas hill country between two ponds, and when looking around you'll see lots of walking paths, gardens, and places outside for folks to sit and spend time, and there are regular outdoor programs for those who wish to get some fresh air. The building offers 128 beds in a skilled nursing facility, with 22 beds open as of June 2025, and inside you'll find furnished rooms with private bathrooms, air conditioning, high-speed Wi-Fi, cable TV, kitchenettes, and telephones. The place gives a choice between different dining options, with a restaurant-style dining room, all-day meals prepared by a professional chef, and special menus for people with allergies or diabetes, which is useful for those with special diets, and there's always help with meal preparation. The community leans on simple care-housekeeping, laundry, and move-in coordination come standard, and there's family support so residents can feel connected, and families know what's going on.

    For recreation and daily living Sundance Inn Health Center keeps up a schedule with fitness classes, music, activity and arts programs, a community library, movie nights, a movie theater, and different social events, while also keeping a fitness room, spa and wellness room, business room, arts room, and more, so there's a fair amount for those who'd rather stay inside. There's care covering nearly every need, including skilled nursing, memory care, rehab, help with transfers and all personal care like bathing or dressing, medication management, and supervision for those who need it, plus a 24-hour call system for safety, skilled nursing between 12 and 16 hours a day, full-time supervision, and specialized dementia and Alzheimer's care designed to make daily life better for folks with memory issues.

    Sundance Inn Health Center is part of the Cantex Continuing Care Network and acts as a community within a CCRC, so residents can stay even if care needs change. Services include pharmacy care available every day, diagnostic tests like lab work and X-rays, and detailed clinical care such as intravenous therapy, post-surgical care, respiratory therapy, wound care, tracheotomy care, telemedicine, and 24-hour skilled nursing, and folks get personalized care plans that use an interdisciplinary approach. People with higher medical needs-like those needing cardiac recovery, stroke recovery, pulmonary care, long-term chronic care, hospice and palliative support, or help after surgery-can get physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy, with therapy offered six days a week, which is rare in New Braunfels. Other programs help with transition after hospital stays, medication administration, therapeutic diets, selective menu options, and social services for those who need discharge planning or transition help. Private rehab suites with private bathrooms help rehab patients feel comfortable.

    Now, inspection records do show deficiencies-there were 20 found overall, in areas ranging from infection control to care planning and resident rights, including three related to infections and several concerning not meeting all preferences or upholding dignity and communication rights, so it's important to look at the official reports (the last regular inspection was June 27, 2024). There are resident and family councils so folks can speak up about problems and help improve life there, and the center does accept Medicare and Medicaid, so that's an option for some, and the staff do get positive reviews for being attentive and caring, treating people as individuals, not just cases. All in all, the place focuses on supporting older adults with complex needs in a setting where families can stay involved, with nursing, rehab, therapy, and extra support to help folks live with comfort, even if some improvements are still needed.

    People often ask...

    Sundance Inn Health Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 2034 Sundance Pkwy, New Braunfels, TX 78130.

    No, Sundance Inn Health Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Texas, the Health & Human Services Commission licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, conducting health and life-safety visits and complaint investigations.

    License number001cv00000RsKrZAAV
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity128 residents
    LicenseeHAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
    Care servedSnf/nf
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    Inspection Reports

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    Reports

    17

    Citations

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    Complaints

    1

    Years

    28 Aug 2025Inspection
    Found deficiencies across care planning, notification to family or physician, records, foot care, nutrition, and safety systems.
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