Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Houston Transitional Care
8550 Jason Street, Houston, TX 77074 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Houston Transitional Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Houston, Texas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.69 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Jun 1, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Houston Transitional Care 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) | 3.69 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.7% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Houston Transitional Care
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2022 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2022
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
- 8550 Jason Street
Houston, TX 77074 - CMS certification #
- 676435
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 71.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2017-12-05
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Houston Transitional Care 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) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Services
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation to appointments
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
We provide 24/7 personalized healthcare services, from specialty physicians, and everyday living support in a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility with 70 elegantly styled private suites equipped with private, spacious bathrooms.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hca Houston Healthcare West, Houston. 5.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services, Houston. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Todays Healthcare LLC, Houston. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 77074 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Gessner, Houston, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Beechnut Dialysis, Houston, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Southwest Houston Dialysis Center, Houston, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 80 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 77074.
Choice Hospice, office in Houston, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Amor Hospice Care, Inc., office in Houston, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Transcare Hospice, office in Houston, 0.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sistla Krishna, MD, Houston. 0.5 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Houston Transitional Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Houston Transitional Care an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Houston Transitional Care staffed?
Houston Transitional Care reports 3.69 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Houston Transitional Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Houston Transitional Care have?
Houston Transitional Care is certified for 70 beds.