Querencia at Barton Creek
2500 Barton Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78735 · Travis County · (512) 610-9400
42 certified beds, about 38 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 2008
Part of a continuing care retirement community Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 676198 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 18, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Texas average is 9.4, the national average 9.2).
Of 8 health citations since July 2023, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,500 in the last three years; the largest was $13,500, and the latest is dated September 5, 2025.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.74 hours per resident per day, against 3.39 across Texas and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.13 of those hours.
43.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Texas average 55.3%).
CMS links it to Lifespace Communities, an affiliated group of 15 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
107/23
209/24
309/25
212/25
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 8 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
1G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
3D
3E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
1C
December 18, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 4 of 8 residents (Resident #11, Resident #13, Resident #19, and Resident #36) reviewed for infection control. 1. MA A did not conduct hand hygiene after preparing medications and prior to administering the medications for Resident #11, Resident #13, Resident #19, and Resident #36. 2. MA A did not sanitize the blood pressure cuff before or after assessing the blood pressure for Resident #11, Resident #13, Resident #19 and Resident #36 during medication pass. These failures could place residents at risk for healthcare associated cross-contamination and infections.
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure drugs and biologicals were stored in locked compartments secured by a key for 1 of 5 (south side hall) medication carts and 1 of 4 (Resident #11) residents reviewed for medication storage. 1. The facility failed to ensure the south side medication cart was secured with a lock and key while unattended by MA A on 12/17/2025.2. The facility failed to ensure Resident #11 consumed all his medication prior to MA A leaving the room while administering medication on 12/17/2025. This failure could place residents at risk of harm due to unauthorized access and potential ingestion of medications not intended for the residents.
September 5, 2025Complaint inspection · 3 citations
- G Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident receives adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent avoidable accidents for 2 (Resident #1 and Resident #2) of 9 residents reviewed for quality of care. The facility failed to ensure CNA A used a gait belt when assisting Resident #1 with transfer on 08/03/2025 which resulted in Resident #1 falling and breaking her hip. The facility failed to ensure CNA A used two people assist with transfers as recommended on Resident #1's therapy evaluation on 07/30/2025, which determined Resident #1 should be transferred with two staff members. Resident #1 experienced a fall on 08/03/2025 and 48 hours later was diagnosed with a hip fracture from the fall. The facility failed to ensure CMA B used a gait belt when assisting Resident #2 with transfer on 09/02/2025. [...]
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review the facility failed to ensure that residents receive treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' choices for 1 (Resident #1) of 9 residents reviewed for quality of care. The facility failed to notice a change in condition after Resident #1 experienced a fall on 08/03/2025 and had visible signs of pain for 48 hours before being sent to the ER for a broken hip. The facility failed to complete post-fall assessments per policy for Resident #1 which caused Resident #1 to have an untreated hip fracture for up to 48 hours before outside medical attention was sought. [...]
- C Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
September 20, 2024Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 2 kitchens. The facility failed to ensure staff (the cook) covered their facial hair with a hair restraint in the main kitchen. These failures could place residents who received meals and/or snacks from the kitchen at risk for food borne illness.
- D Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure PRN orders for psychotropic drugs were limited to 14 days unless the attending physician or prescribing practitioner believed that it was appropriate for the PRN order to be extended beyond 14 days, he or she should document their rationale in the resident's medical record, and indicate the duration for the PRN order for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #11) reviewed for pharmacy services . The facility failed to ensure Resident #11 had a stop date for PRN Alprazolam (a medicine used to treat the symptoms of anxiety) This failure could affect residents who received antipsychotic/psychoactive medications and could place residents at risk of receiving unnecessary psychotropic medications.
July 28, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety for 1 of 2 kitchens reviewed for proper food storage. The facility failed to ensure in the main kitchen pantry 2 partially used open boxes of corn starch, a partially used box of muffin mix, a box of California seedless raisins and a package of organic quinoa were properly sealed and dated with open date. The facility failed to ensure in the main kitchen pantry a partially used container of baking cocoa, and gelatin were dated with an open date. These failures could place residents who received meals and/or snacks from the kitchen at risk for food borne illness.
Fire safety inspections
6 fire safety citations on file: 1 on December 18, 2025, 2 on September 20, 2024, 3 on July 28, 2023.
Every fire safety citation6 citations
- F Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- D Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2025 | Fine | $13,500 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 4.74 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.13 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.17 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.10 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.51 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 43.6% | 55.3% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 41.7% | 54.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.56 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.97 on weekdays and 4.17 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.69 in April to June 2025 to 4.74 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.74 | 1.13 | 4.97 | 4.17 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 38 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.65 | 1.20 | 4.93 | 3.94 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 40 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.45 | 1.19 | 4.68 | 3.86 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 41 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.69 | 1.27 | 4.93 | 4.08 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 39 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Texas, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.33 | 0.40 | 3.50 | 2.93 | 2.2% | 0.7% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.1 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: BARTON CREEK SENIOR LIVING CENTER INC.. CMS links this home to Lifespace Communities, a group of 15 nursing homes averaging 4.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuteville, Timothy | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 08/05/2013 | |
| Weyand, Nathan | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 01/16/2012 | |
| Harshfield, Nicholas | Corporate director | Individual | 03/03/2021 | |
| Jantzen, Jesse | Corporate director | Individual | 03/02/2021 | |
| Smith, Dana | Corporate director | Individual | 07/01/2022 | |
| Harshfield, Nicholas | Corporate officer | Individual | 07/01/2020 | |
| Jantzen, Jesse | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/01/2020 | |
| Pope, Erin | Corporate officer | Individual | 07/25/2022 | |
| Smith, Dana | Corporate officer | Individual | 07/01/2022 | |
| Lifespace Communities Inc | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 06/27/2019 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 18, 2025: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 5, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 20, 2024: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on December 18, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
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- Longhorn Village Austin, 4.9 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 15 citations
- Brookdale Westlake Hills Austin, 5 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 30 citations
- Barton Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Austin, 5.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 23 citations
- Stonebridge Health Rehab Austin, 6.7 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 21 citations
- The Arbour at Westminster Manor Austin, 6.9 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 8 citations
- West Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Austin, 7.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 30 citations
Texas contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Texas. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Resident advocate: Texas Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, 800-252-2412. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
Common questions
- What is Querencia at Barton Creek's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Querencia at Barton Creek 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Querencia at Barton Creek get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 18, 2025. The Texas average is 9.4.
- Has Querencia at Barton Creek been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,500 in the last three years.
- Does Querencia at Barton Creek accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Querencia at Barton Creek?
- CMS lists 10 owners and managers, and links the home to Lifespace Communities. Legal business name: BARTON CREEK SENIOR LIVING CENTER INC..
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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