Non profit - Corporation · 122 certified beds · CMS number 675635
Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brownsville, TX
CMS records 24 health deficiencies at Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brownsville, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Jan 15, 2026. The highest severity cited is E (no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm). CMS lists no fines or payment denials in the last three years.
- 24deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 14in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Ehighest severity · Potential for harm
- $0fines, last 3 years
- 4CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (14 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Jan 15, 2026. CMS counts 14 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Apr 29, 2026 · Complaint inspection
4 deficiencies, highest D
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 30, 2026
F689 · Accident prevention and supervision
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 30, 2026
F656 · Comprehensive person-centered care plan
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 30, 2026
F580 · Telling residents and families about changes
Requirement cited (CMS): Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Apr 30, 2026
Mar 25, 2026 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest D
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 26, 2026
F578 · Refusing treatment and advance directives
Requirement cited (CMS): 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.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 26, 2026
Feb 18, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F761 · Drug labeling and secure storage
Requirement cited (CMS): 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.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Feb 19, 2026
Jan 15, 2026 · Standard inspection
5 deficiencies, highest E
F880 · Infection prevention and control program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 29, 2026
F812 · Food safety and sanitation
Requirement cited (CMS): Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 29, 2026
F800 · Nourishing, well-balanced diet
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 29, 2026
F761 · Drug labeling and secure storage
Requirement cited (CMS): 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.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jan 29, 2026
F760 · No significant medication errors
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 29, 2026
Sep 18, 2025 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest D
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Sep 19, 2025
F583 · Personal privacy and confidential records
Requirement cited (CMS): Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Sep 19, 2025
Previous cycle: 6 deficiencies (standard inspection Sep 26, 2024)
Standard inspection Sep 26, 2024. CMS counts 6 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
May 13, 2025 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest D
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 14, 2025
F755 · Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 14, 2025
Sep 26, 2024 · Standard + complaint inspection
4 deficiencies, highest D
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 4, 2024
F812 · Food safety and sanitation
Requirement cited (CMS): Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 4, 2024
F695 · Respiratory and oxygen care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 4, 2024
F656 · Comprehensive person-centered care plan
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Oct 4, 2024
Earlier cycle: 4 deficiencies (standard inspection Jun 30, 2023)
Standard inspection Jun 30, 2023. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Nov 6, 2023 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F842 · Complete, confidential medical records
Requirement cited (CMS): Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Nov 7, 2023
Jun 30, 2023 · Standard inspection
3 deficiencies, highest D
F690 · Bladder, bowel, and catheter care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 1, 2023
F584 · Safe, clean, homelike surroundings
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 1, 2023
F583 · Personal privacy and confidential records
Requirement cited (CMS): Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 1, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
6 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F842 Complete, confidential medical records | 5 | Mar 25, 2026; Sep 18, 2025; May 13, 2025; Sep 26, 2024; Nov 6, 2023 |
| F583 Personal privacy and confidential records | 2 | Sep 18, 2025; Jun 30, 2023 |
| F656 Comprehensive person-centered care plan | 2 | Apr 29, 2026; Sep 26, 2024 |
| F761 Drug labeling and secure storage | 2 | Feb 18, 2026; Jan 15, 2026 |
| F812 Food safety and sanitation | 2 | Jan 15, 2026; Sep 26, 2024 |
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 2 | Apr 29, 2026; Jan 15, 2026 |
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.32 h (about the same as the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.34 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.95 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.4% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 0
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 2 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 5 of 5
CMS figures for Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 1001 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
- Phone
- (956) 541-0917
- County
- Cameron
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Wellsential Health
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 84.2
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Sep 11, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident and family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Questions to ask on a visit
Based on the tags cited most often here.
- Does the home use electronic health records, and can families get access through a portal? (F842, cited 5 times)
- How do staff protect residents' privacy during bathing, dressing, and treatments? (F583, cited 2 times)
- How are a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 2 times)
- How are medications stored and secured on each unit? (F761, cited 2 times)
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Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.