Nursing home report
Brownsville, TX · Medicare-certified · 122 beds
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsville has an overall 4-star rating, with strong health inspection and quality scores but a 1-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.26 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and the facility had $8,281 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.2553 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2553.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to reasonably accommodate each resident’s needs and preferences. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 558 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $8,281 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,281 in total fines.
Federal fine
Jun 12, 2025
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
