Two places. Texas HHSC publishes survey results with cited and corrected deficiency dates at apps.hhs.texas.gov/ltcsearch. Medicare's Care Compare adds one-to-five star ratings covering health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. HHSC surveys most nursing facilities about once a year on health and life safety code compliance.
What this means in practice
Pull both sources, because they answer different questions. HHSC survey results tell you what a state inspector observed and when it was corrected. CMS Care Compare condenses health inspections, staffing and quality measures into a rating you can compare across facilities quickly.
Staffing data on Care Compare is worth particular attention for Austin families, because it is payroll-based rather than self-reported, and nurse staffing correlates more reliably with day-to-day experience than most other published measures.
Read the deficiency narratives rather than counting citations. Almost every facility has some. The distinction that matters is between a documentation lapse and something a surveyor watched happen to a resident.
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