For profit - Corporation · 122 certified beds · CMS number 745049
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill, Brownsville, TX
CMS records 14 health deficiencies at Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill in Brownsville, Texas in its last 2 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Jul 1, 2025. The highest severity cited is J (immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety). 1 citation was at the immediate jeopardy level, 1 of them recorded as past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,434 in the last three years.
- 14deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 11in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Jhighest severity · Immediate jeopardy
- $8,434fines, last 3 years
- 3CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (2 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (11 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Jul 1, 2025. CMS counts 11 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jun 24, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Jul 17, 2026
Mar 3, 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 Mar 12, 2026
Nov 19, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Dec 5, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 · Standard + complaint inspection
8 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 Jul 23, 2025
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 Jul 23, 2025
F693 · Feeding tube use and care
Requirement cited (CMS): 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.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 23, 2025
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 Jul 23, 2025
F644 · Coordinating with PASARR screening
Requirement cited (CMS): Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 23, 2025
F628 · Discharge paperwork, notices, and bed-hold information
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 23, 2025
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 Jul 23, 2025
F558 · Accommodating individual needs and preferences
Requirement cited (CMS): Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 23, 2025
Previous cycle: 3 deficiencies (standard inspection Jun 21, 2024)
Standard inspection Jun 21, 2024. CMS counts 3 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jun 12, 2025 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest J
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
- J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection), Jun 12, 2025
F655 · Baseline care plan within 48 hours
Requirement cited (CMS): Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 1, 2025
Nov 6, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Nov 29, 2024
Tags cited in more than one inspection
1 tag cited on more than one inspection date at Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F755 Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist | 3 | Jun 24, 2026; Nov 19, 2025; Nov 6, 2024 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | Fine | $8,434 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.31 h (about the same as the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.24 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.93 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- not reported
- Administrators who left
- not reported
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 4 of 5
CMS figures for Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 180 East Price Road, Brownsville, TX 78521
- Phone
- (956) 303-2002
- County
- Cameron
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Not part of a chain in CMS data
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 97.2
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Jun 21, 2024
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident and family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Questions to ask on a visit
Based on the tags cited most often here.
- How are new medication orders filled, and how quickly can urgent medications arrive? (F755, cited 3 times)
- How does the home adapt rooms and routines for residents with limited mobility, vision, or hearing? (F558, cited 1 time)
- How does the home record and follow a resident's advance directive? (F578, cited 1 time)
- What information does the home send to the hospital or next facility when a resident leaves? (F628, cited 1 time)
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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.