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Nursing homes in Brown County, Texas

All 7 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 2 cities in Brown County, with the government's own quality ratings, nurse staffing versus the state median, and any federal safety flags. We take no money from any facility.

7
nursing homes
0
carry an abuse flag
0
rated 1 star
3.29
median nurse hrs/day (TX: 3.27)

Among 7 rated homes in Brown, 2 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 0 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.29 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. None carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open the report cards to compare staffing, inspections, fines, drug use, and preventable-harm measures before deciding.

What the CMS records show in Brown County

  • Brown County ranks 61 of 146 Texas counties we cover for median nurse staffing.
  • 3 of 7 homes report fewer nurse hours than the Texas median of 3.27. The range runs from 2.79 hours per resident per day at Brownwood Nursing & Rehabilitation to 3.89 at Bangs Nursing And Rehabilitation.
  • 4 of 7 homes paid federal fines in roughly the last three years, about $210,470 in total; the most, $129,761, was at Oak Ridge Manor.
  • 86% of homes here are for-profit, above the Texas share of 71%. How ownership tracks quality.
  • The largest operator here is Creative Solutions In Healthcare, with 4 of the 7 homes.
  • 2 homes give long-stay residents antipsychotic drugs at twice the Texas median (8.3%) or more, highest at Lake Hills Healthcare Center (33%).

How to narrow 7 homes down

  • ·The 7 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 2 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.
  • ·Five-star homes cluster in Brownwood (1). Narrowing to a city or two near family shortens the list fast.

Once you have a shortlist, our free nursing-home tour checklist covers the 30 questions to ask and the red flags to watch for on a visit.

All 7 homes in Brown County

Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-10-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.