Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Laredo Medical Center
1700 E Saunders St, Laredo, TX 78044 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 18 certified beds
Laredo Medical Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Laredo, Texas. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.41 hours per resident per day, above the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Laredo Medical 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) | 6.41 | 3.40 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.23 | 0.44 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.01 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 100.0% | 51.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Laredo Medical 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 5, 2024 · 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
- 1700 E Saunders St
Laredo, TX 78044 - CMS certification #
- 675268
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 18
- Avg residents/day
- 20.3
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1994-03-14
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Laredo Medical Center, Laredo. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care, Laredo. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Abc Home Health, Laredo. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 78044 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Hope Kidney Clinic, Laredo, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Shc South Laredo, Laredo, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Usrc Laredo Dialysis, Laredo, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 78044.
La Esperanza Home Health Inc, office in Laredo, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Hospice Specialty Inc, office in Laredo, 2.3 miles away, straight line
Altus Hospice, office in Laredo, 2.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Amistad Community Health Center Incorporated, Corpus Christi. 128.0 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Laredo Medical Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Laredo Medical Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Laredo Medical Center staffed?
Laredo Medical Center reports 6.41 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Has Laredo Medical Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Laredo Medical Center have?
Laredo Medical Center is certified for 18 beds.