Overview
Songbird Lodge has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 6th of 6 nursing homes in Brownwood. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 67% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 11, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $10,210 in the past three years.
Songbird Lodge is a government-run facility with 121 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2003. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 10
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $10,210
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.15 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.20 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.19 hrs
- Nurse aides1.76 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 121
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 10, 2003
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes