For profit - Limited Liability company · 70 certified beds · CMS number 676435
Houston Transitional Care, Houston, TX
CMS records 19 health deficiencies at Houston Transitional Care in Houston, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Jul 17, 2025. 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.
- 19deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 10in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Ehighest severity · Potential for harm
- $0fines, last 3 years
- 3CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Houston Transitional Care as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Houston Transitional Care may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (10 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Jul 17, 2025. CMS counts 10 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jun 24, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, 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 Jun 26, 2026
May 28, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, 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 Jun 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2025 · Standard inspection
8 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 Aug 18, 2025
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 Aug 18, 2025
F759 · Medication error rate under 5 percent
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 18, 2025
F680 · Qualified activities director
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 7, 2025
F679 · Activities program
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 18, 2025
F677 · Help with daily care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 18, 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 Aug 18, 2025
F553 · Taking part in care planning
Requirement cited (CMS): Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Aug 18, 2025
Previous cycle: 5 deficiencies (standard inspection Jun 1, 2024)
Standard inspection Jun 1, 2024. CMS counts 5 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jun 1, 2024 · 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jun 5, 2024
F814 · Garbage disposal
Requirement cited (CMS): Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Severity
- C No actual harm, potential for minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Jun 5, 2024
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 Jun 5, 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 Jun 5, 2024
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 Jun 5, 2024
Earlier cycle: 4 deficiencies (standard inspection May 11, 2023)
Standard inspection May 11, 2023. CMS counts 4 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
May 11, 2023 · Standard inspection
4 deficiencies, highest E
F814 · Garbage disposal
Requirement cited (CMS): Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date May 29, 2023
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 May 29, 2023
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 29, 2023
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date May 29, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
3 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Houston Transitional Care; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 4 | Jun 24, 2026; May 28, 2026; Jul 17, 2025; Jun 1, 2024 |
| F755 Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist | 2 | Jun 1, 2024; May 11, 2023 |
| F814 Garbage disposal | 2 | Jun 1, 2024; May 11, 2023 |
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
- 3.91 h (above the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.60 h (above the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 3.76 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 60.0% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 0
- 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 Houston Transitional Care, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 8550 Jason Street, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (346) 231-7500
- County
- Harris
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain (CMS)
- Pacs Group
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 68.9
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Dec 5, 2017
- 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 do staff track and report infections among residents? (F880, cited 4 times)
- How are new medication orders filled, and how quickly can urgent medications arrive? (F755, cited 2 times)
- How often is trash collected from resident areas and the kitchen? (F814, cited 2 times)
- How often are care plan meetings held, and can family members attend? (F553, cited 1 time)
Other nursing homes in Houston and the same chain
- Woodway Nursing & Rehab
Houston · 55 deficiencies - Avir at Houston
Houston · 45 deficiencies - Terra Bella Health and Wellness Suites
Houston · 44 deficiencies - Afton Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Houston · 43 deficiencies - Fallbrook Rehabilitation and Care Center
Houston · 43 deficiencies - Paradigm at Westbury
Houston · 42 deficiencies - North Houston Transitional Care
Houston · 8 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.