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Starr County Nursing And Transitional Care

5260 Brand St, Rio Grande City, TX 78582

Call Starr County Nursing And Transitional Care directly(888) 707-8277

Non profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds · Medicare and Medicaid · Part of Wellsential Health (67 facilities)

3
Overall
CMS Rating
★★★☆☆

Starr County Nursing And Transitional Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rio Grande City, Texas. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.07 hours per resident per day, below the Texas average of 3.40. Its most recent inspection on Oct 17, 2024 cited 10 deficiencies.

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CMS Quality Ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.

Overall Rating
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Health Inspections
★★★★☆ 4/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★★☆ 4/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★☆☆ 3/5

How Starr County Nursing And 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.

MetricThis facilityTexas avgNational avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)3.073.403.89below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.380.440.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)1.862.012.34below avg
Nursing staff turnover49.4%51.5%46.4%below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection10.09.19.5above avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

3.07
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.38
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.83
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.86
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
2.82
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
49.4%
Registered Nurses
40.0%
Administrator Changes 0 in last year

Recent Health Inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Oct 17, 2024
Most Recent Inspection Date
10
Total Deficiencies Found
44
Health Inspection Score
0
Number of Fines

What inspectors found at Starr County Nursing And 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
    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025
  • 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 · Dec 8, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 8, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024
  • 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 · Oct 17, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024
  • 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 · Oct 17, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesResident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 17, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024
  • Potential for harm
    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024

About This Facility

Address

5260 Brand St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582

CMS Certification #

676495

Ownership

Non profit - Corporation

Certified Beds

120

Avg Residents/Day

101.1

Provider Type

Medicare and Medicaid

First Certified

2020-10-29

Chain

Wellsential Health (67 facilities)

Setting

Rural

Part of Wellsential Health

67
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Frequently asked questions

CMS gives Starr County Nursing And Transitional Care an overall rating of 3 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.

Starr County Nursing And Transitional Care reports 3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas average of 3.40.

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.

Starr County Nursing And Transitional Care is certified for 120 beds.

Admissions at Starr County Nursing And Transitional Care

For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (888) 707-8277. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.

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