For profit - Corporation ·
122 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
4
Overall CMS Rating
★★★★☆
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brownsville, Texas. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Jul 1, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $12,740 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★★★☆ 4/5
Health Inspections
★★★★☆ 4/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★☆☆ 3/5
How Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill 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
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
3.31
3.40
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.16
0.44
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.22
2.01
2.34
above avg
Nursing staff turnover
—%
51.5%
46.4%
—
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
11.0
9.1
9.5
above avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
3.31
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.16
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.93
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.22
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
2.87
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff—
Registered Nurses—
Administrator Changes—
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Jul 1, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
11
Total Deficiencies Found
60
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
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
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 3, 2026
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 · Nov 19, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025
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 · Jul 1, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025
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 · Jul 1, 2025
Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025
Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2025
Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025
Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedResident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025
About This Facility
Address
180 East Price Road Brownsville, TX 78521
CMS Certification #
745049
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified Beds
122
Avg Residents/Day
82.5
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
2024-06-21
Setting
Urban
Location & Nearby
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CMS gives Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill reports 3.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill is certified for 122 beds.
Admissions at Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
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