Querencia at Barton Creek
Nursing home in Austin, Texas, CMS certification number 676198
2500 Barton Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78735 · Travis County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 42
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- December 18, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $13,500 (1)
Does Querencia at Barton Creek take Medicare and Medicaid?
Querencia at Barton Creek is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Querencia at Barton Creek reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 5.14
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.11
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.54
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.49
- Weekend total hours
- 4.40
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 18, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 20, 2024, found 2.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Querencia at Barton Creek 1 time in the past 3 years, for $13,500 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 37.8 residents live here, about 90% of its 42 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 42
- Average residents per day
- 37.8
- Certified since
- October 21, 2008
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Querencia at Barton Creek
- Legal business name
- Barton Creek Senior Living Center Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 15 homes nationally under Lifespace Communities, 4.6-star chain average
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See also all nursing homes in Austin.
Who inspects nursing homes in Texas
Texas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Texas, the 25 in Austin, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Querencia at Barton Creek, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Querencia at Barton Creek
What is the CMS star rating of Querencia at Barton Creek?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Querencia at Barton Creek accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Querencia at Barton Creek?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Querencia at Barton Creek?
Barton Creek Senior Living Center Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.