Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation

    6050 Hospital Dr, Abilene, TX 79606
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    4.06·(36)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, friendly staff and respectful resident interactions
    • Positive nursing, rehabilitation, therapy, and social-work support
    • Family communication and care coordination described as attentive
    • Dementia care across units adapted to changing needs
    • Room layouts offering privacy and access to central gathering areas
    • Clean, well-maintained, and attractive interior
    • Seasonal activities and resident engagement
    • Thoughtful family support at end of life
    • Good value noted by a family

    Cons

    • Inconsistent incontinence-care responsiveness
    • Medication-administration and blood-glucose response reliability concerns
    • Housekeeping consistency concerns in shared and resident spaces
    • Variable meal quality and kitchen cleanliness
    • Night-shift staffing adequacy concerns
    • Personal-property safeguarding and tracking gaps
    • Limited access to unit-level management
    • Admission coordination and medication-reconciliation gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Overall, reviews present a mixed picture of Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation. Many residents and families describe compassionate care, positive relationships with staff, and good rehabilitation and long-term-care experiences. Some families say staff communicate regularly and coordinate care as residents’ needs change, including when dementia care requires a move between units. Other accounts raise concerns about delays in attending to residents and the reliability of clinical routines. One family described delays in admission and medication administration, including a delay in responding to elevated blood-glucose readings. These accounts contrast with other reviews praising nursing and therapy staff, so experiences appear to vary.

    Staff are a frequently praised feature. Reviewers describe nurses, aides, therapists, social workers, activity staff, and office personnel as kind, helpful, and attentive. A family also valued the facility’s personal communication at the end of a resident’s life. There is a separate, serious individual allegation that a staff member appeared impaired while working; the family said it raised the concern with the facility and an external agency. That claim is not corroborated elsewhere in the reviews and should be considered separately from the broader positive comments about staff.

    Dining feedback is mixed. One family found a meal unacceptable and raised kitchen cleanliness concerns, while another said a resident ate the food and a visitor found it appealing by smell. Housekeeping is also described positively in some reviews, but other visitors cite inconsistent cleaning in shared areas and concerns about residents’ personal cleanliness. Several accounts raise incontinence-care responsiveness, and two families describe hearing aids or other personal items going missing, pointing to concerns about personal-property tracking.

    The facility is often described as attractive, comfortable, and well maintained. Room layouts that open onto a shared gathering area are appreciated, as are room arrangements that provide added privacy. Activities, including a seasonal food-making event, receive positive comments. At the same time, one reviewer raised concerns about overnight staffing, and another said they could not obtain the unit manager’s phone number to discuss concerns. Taken together, the reviews suggest strengths in staff relationships, rehabilitation, resident engagement, and the physical environment, alongside areas where families may wish to ask about clinical procedures, staffing coverage, housekeeping, dining, and how concerns are escalated.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation is located at 6050 Hospital Dr, Abilene, TX, 79606.

    About Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation

    Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation is a medium-sized care facility with a capacity of 120 beds, operating under a for-profit, corporate ownership structure. This center serves individuals who require both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, earning average ratings in both categories based on recent assessments. Residents at Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation are supported by a team of dedicated staff, delivering an average of three hours and thirty-three minutes of nurse staffing per patient each day. The facility maintains a consistent level of staffing across weekends and weekdays, ensuring continuity of care for residents who depend on daily assistance with medical and non-medical needs such as medication management, dressing, eating, and mobility.

    The center participates in both Medicare and Medicaid, providing options for payment and coverage for qualifying individuals seeking rehabilitation after hospitalization or those needing extended care. Nearly half of the residents admitted for short-term rehabilitation are able to return home after their stay, while others benefit from ongoing support within the community. Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation places a high priority on resident safety and health, as demonstrated by high vaccination rates and efforts to prevent serious events, although the facility has faced challenges such as a small percentage of falls resulting in injury or infections requiring hospitalization. Rates of emergency room visits among short-term residents also reflect the complexities of care often encountered in such environments.

    Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation is not part of a continuing care retirement community, focusing instead on meeting the distinct needs of its residents through individualized care plans. The facility offers specialized services for those recovering from medical events such as strokes, heart attacks, infections, or injuries, and supports residents in their ability to maintain independence with activities of daily living. The center is regularly inspected for health, fire, and safety standards, working to provide a secure and comfortable environment for all who reside there. Incidents in recent years have included a handful of deficiencies related to care planning, treatment in accordance with resident preferences, supervision to prevent accidents, medication management, and food service, with all issues subsequently addressed by the facility.

    Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation's commitment to resident well-being is further reflected by routine health measures such as a 100% annual influenza vaccination rate among residents. The center’s staffing approach and quality assurance efforts underscore its emphasis on balancing safety, support, and the potential for residents to regain or retain independence.

    People often ask...

    Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation offers memory care and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 6050 Hospital Dr, Abilene, TX 79606.

    No, Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation 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 number001cv00000RsK9cAAF
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity120 residents
    LicenseePALO PINTO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
    Care servedSnf/nf
    Special certificationAlzheimer's Certified
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    Inspection Reports

    2

    Reports

    14

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    0

    Years

    14 May 2026Inspection
    Identified multiple deficiencies across staffing practices, assessments, care planning, resident rights, activity programming, and food service. The deficiencies included unqualified staff, incomplete assessments, and inadequate rights protections.
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    13 May 2026Life Safety
    Found multiple life-safety deficiencies, including issues with smoke barriers, smoke dampers, sprinkler heads, corridor clearance, and smoking compliance.
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