Nursing Home Profile for Texas

Approximately 1054 licensed nursing homes in Texas.

• A 30 percent cut in Medicaid will close approximately 896 nursing homes in Texas:

o   A loss of approximately 74,368 direct care jobs.
o   63,616 nursing home residents will lose their care.
o   47,712 of those residents are on Medicaid.

• A 10 percent cut in Medicaid will close approximately 210 nursing homes in Texas:

o   A loss of approximately 17,430 direct care jobs.
o   14,910 nursing home residents will lose their care.
o   11,183 of those residents are on Medicaid.

Texas Facts:

• On average, there are approximately 74,000 nursing home residents, including 55,500 Medicaid nursing home residents.

• On average, there are 87,200 direct care staff in Texas nursing homes. 

• The average nursing home has approximately 83 direct care staff working in the facility. 

• The average number of residents per nursing facility is 71. 

Source for information above:  Data was collected from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the American Healthcare Association, and a survey completed by Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (TAHSA) members.

Contact: 
David Thomason, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of Public Policy
Texas Association of Homes & Services for the Aging (TAHSA)
david@tahsa.org
Office: (512) 467-2242