Nursing home
Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
4503 S Sugar Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539 · Map
Government - Hospital district · Part of Wellsential Health (67 facilities) · 126 certified beds
Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Edinburg, Texas. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.39 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Feb 12, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $7,582In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the Texas and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Texas avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.6% | 51.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 9.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $7,582, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 4503 S Sugar Rd
Edinburg, TX 78539 - CMS certification #
- 676346
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 126
- Avg residents/day
- 100.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2013-11-09
- Chain
- Wellsential Health (67 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Wellsential Health
Wellsential Health operates 67 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wellsential Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, diabetes care, transportation
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Care and Management
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 15, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 6, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as SCC Edinburg LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- May 4, 2021: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 13, 2021. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $8,192 proposed, $8,192 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as SCC Edinburg LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $8,192 proposed, $8,192 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- South Texas Health System, Edinburg. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Edinburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Edinburg. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Odyssey Primary Homecare Inc, Edinburg. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 78539 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Edinburg Renal Center, Edinburg, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Usrc Edinburg, Edinburg, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Edinburg Kidney Center, Edinburg, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 41 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 78539.
Allstate Hospice LLC, office in Edinburg, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Dhr Health Hospice, office in Edinburg, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amara Hospice, office in Edinburg, 1.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Stephanie H Garcia Mdpa, Harlingen. 32.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective June 6, 2000), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.39 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 126 beds.