Finding safe care shouldn't feel like guesswork.
Compare every nursing home in Texas using the government's own inspection and staffing records, alongside what care really costs. No referral fees, no sales calls, no account.
Every rated Texas nursing home · CMS data from 2026-10-05 · No paid facility rankings, no referral fees, no account
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State inspection records, nurse staffing vs the local median, and federal safety flags, in plain English.
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Real pricing, and how long a parent's savings would last before Medicaid.
The 25 worst-staffed nursing homes in Texas.
Nurse staffing is the strongest predictor of a home's safety, and the number referral sites rarely show. We ranked every rated Texas home by nurse hours per resident.
| Facility | Nurse hrs/day | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett Health Care Associates, INC. · Crockett | 1.98 | ★★★★ |
| Premier Health Care Center · Ranger | 2.21 | ★ |
| South Dallas Nursing & Rehabilitation · Dallas | 2.23 | ★ |
| San Saba Nursing & Rehabilitation · San Saba | 2.26 | ★★★★★ |
Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-10-05. Median Texas home: 3.27 hrs.
Original data studies on Texas care
We analyze the government's own CMS records so you don't have to. Independent, ad-free, and never paid for by a facility.
The Texas nursing home transparency scorecard
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Read the study →For-profit vs. non-profit: the Texas quality gap
Read the study →We take no money from any care facility. Ever.
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