The Center At Parmer is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2020-03-23. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (737) 236-6400 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Center At Parmer holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (4★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 85.4/100, placing it #1548 of 14703 facilities nationally and #54 of 1177 in Texas. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at The Center At Parmer receives a reported average of 4 hours 30 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 39 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 41 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 10 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 4 hours 6 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 48.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 22 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $172,382. 6 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 41.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Center At Parmer ranks 1548th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 85.4/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within TX, it ranks 54th out of 1,177 nursing homes. In Austin, it ranks 4th out of 25 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #2,407 nationally and RN hours rank #5,871 nationally (#128 in TX). Our composite quality score of 85.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Austin, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/texas/austin/