Overview
West Janisch Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 53rd of 58 nursing homes in Houston. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 84% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 7, 2025, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 68% of Texas nursing homes have been fined.
West Janisch Health Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 116 certified beds, caring for about 67 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 92%
Top 87%
Top 90%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.77 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.77 hrs
- Nurse aides2.38 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 116
- Average residents per day
- 67
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 31, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes