Wisteria Place Retirement Living
Assisted Living
3202 South Willis Street, Abilene, TX 79605
Our Mission Working together to create a sense of community, our dedicated and compassionate staff will strive to exceed your expectations and make a difference in the lives of those we serve by providing exceptional care and service, and remembering you are the reason we are here.
Operated by The Ensign Group, which runs 419 communities in our directory.
Wisteria Place Retirement Living is licensed for 123 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Abilene average about 157 beds.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Abilene average about 3.9 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 36%.
The community is located in Taylor County, TX.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 19 problems at Wisteria Place Retirement Living. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 9 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $14,069.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Administration
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Wisteria Place Retirement Living offers assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, retirement living, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non-profit Organization
- Beds / units 123
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.1
- Annual staff turnover 36%
- Last health inspection July 2025
Resident & family reviews
An inspection of Sears Methodist Center occurred on 01/16/2008 . This facility had 2 complaints (0 confirmed) in 2006, 2007 and 2008 period.
by Verified visitor, Jun 2008