WEST WHARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
NPI 1144607334
Skilled Nursing Facility in Austin, TX

Q: What is West Wharton County Hospital District's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Skilled Nursing Facility with taxonomy code 314000000X.

Q: What quality rating does West Wharton County Hospital District have?

CMS rates Brush Country Nursing And Rehabilitation 2 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare. The full measure detail is in the Nursing Home Quality Ratings section above.

Active since April 27, 2015

2/5

Overall Rating

6500 BRUSH COUNTRY RD, AUSTIN, TX 78749(512) 892-5774(512) 892-5334 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 23, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: May 4, 2021, Jun 19, 2020, May 8, 2019 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2015).

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About West Wharton County Hospital District NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

WEST WHARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (NPI 1144607334), doing business as Brush Country Nursing And Rehabilitation, is a healthcare organization registered as a skilled nursing facility in Austin, Texas and active in the NPI registry since April 2015. The organization lists Johnny Thompson, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1144607334

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy314000000X

Legal Business NameWEST WHARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

Location Address6500 BRUSH COUNTRY RDAustin, TX 78749-1403

Mailing Address6500 Brush Country RdAustin, TX 78749-1403 · (512) 892-5774

Phone(512) 892-5774

Fax(512) 892-5334

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJohnny ThompsonCfo · (361) 771-6391

Enumeration DateApril 27, 2015

Last NPPES UpdateApril 23, 20254 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedApril 23, 2025

✔ NPI 1144607334 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtySkilled Nursing FacilityNursing & Custodial Care Facilities

Taxonomy Code314000000X

License✔ Licensed in TX · 141171

Definition

(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.

Also ListedAssisted Living FacilityTaxonomy 310400000X

6500 BRUSH COUNTRY RD, Austin, TX 78749

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsBrush Country Nursing And Rehabilitation

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid5263TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.Insurance ›

Nursing Home Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, staffing and inspection history for Brush Country Nursing And Rehabilitation (CMS certification number 675118), from CMS Care Compare.

Brush Country Nursing And Rehabilitation

Nursing home · Austin, TX

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipFor profit - Corporation

CMS Certification Number675118

Certified Beds118 beds80 residents per day on average

Medicare & Medicaid Participant SinceMarch 1, 1993

Resident & Family CouncilResident council

Automatic sprinkler system

CMS Star Ratings

Quality Measures

Based on a select set of clinical quality measures.

3/5

Long-Stay Quality

Quality of care delivered to long-term residents.

5/5

Short-Stay Quality

Quality of care delivered to short-term and rehabilitation residents.

2/5

Staffing

Based on nursing staff hours relative to resident needs.

2/5

Weighted Health Inspection Score

Lower scores are better; the score summarizes deficiencies found on recent inspections.

Ratings are assigned by CMS on a one-to-five star scale; five is the highest. Categories without a current CMS rating are not shown.

Staffing & Turnover

Total Nurse Staffing

nurse aide 2.31 · LPN 0.67 · RN 0.42

3.4 hrs per resident per day

Weekend Nurse Staffing

2.96 hrs per resident per day

Physical Therapist Staffing

0 hrs per resident per day

Nursing Staff Turnover

Share of nursing staff who left the facility within the past year.

71.3%

Registered Nurse Turnover

66.7%

Higher staffing hours generally allow more direct care time per resident.

Inspections & Enforcement

Facility-Reported Incidents

Substantiated Complaints

Infection-Control Citations

Fines

1 totaling $8,823.75

Medicare Payment Denials

Total Penalties

Counts come from CMS inspections and complaint investigations over approximately the past three years. CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2024.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 5

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

MS. ELINORE ANGELICA NAZARENO LMSW

Social Worker (Clinical)