For profit - Corporation · 138 certified beds · CMS number 676465
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care, Laredo, TX
CMS records 23 health deficiencies at Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care in Laredo, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Feb 11, 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.
- 23deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 13in 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 Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (13 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Feb 11, 2026. CMS counts 13 health deficiencies and 1 fire safety deficiency in this cycle.
Jul 16, 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 Aug 7, 2026
Mar 1, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Mar 22, 2026
Feb 11, 2026 · Standard inspection
10 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 Mar 15, 2026
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 15, 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 Mar 15, 2026
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 Mar 15, 2026
F697 · Pain management
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 15, 2026
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 Mar 15, 2026
F684 · Quality of care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 15, 2026
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 Mar 15, 2026
F657 · Care plan timing and team review
Requirement cited (CMS): Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 15, 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 Mar 15, 2026
Dec 30, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
F609 · Reporting suspected abuse and crimes
Requirement cited (CMS): Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jan 25, 2026
Previous cycle: 9 deficiencies (standard inspection Nov 21, 2024)
Standard inspection Nov 21, 2024. CMS counts 9 health deficiencies and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Nov 21, 2024 · Standard + complaint inspection
5 deficiencies, highest E
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 Dec 23, 2024
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 Dec 23, 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 Dec 23, 2024
F711 · Physician review at each visit
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Dec 23, 2024
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 23, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 · Complaint inspection
3 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 Dec 6, 2024
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 6, 2024
F684 · Quality of care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Dec 6, 2024
Oct 11, 2024 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Oct 31, 2024
Earlier cycle: 1 deficiency (standard inspection Aug 31, 2023)
Standard inspection Aug 31, 2023. CMS counts 1 health deficiency and 0 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Aug 31, 2023 · Standard inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Sep 27, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
6 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Las Alturas Nursing & 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 | 3 | Jul 16, 2026; Feb 11, 2026; Oct 31, 2024 |
| F656 Comprehensive person-centered care plan | 2 | Feb 11, 2026; Aug 31, 2023 |
| F684 Quality of care | 2 | Feb 11, 2026; Oct 31, 2024 |
| F755 Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist | 2 | Feb 11, 2026; Nov 21, 2024 |
| F812 Food safety and sanitation | 2 | Feb 11, 2026; Nov 21, 2024 |
| F842 Complete, confidential medical records | 2 | Feb 11, 2026; Oct 31, 2024 |
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
- 3.13 h (about the same as the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.35 h (below the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 2.73 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 49.2% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 0
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 5 of 5
CMS figures for Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 4301 North Bartlett Avenue, Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 615-0456
- County
- Webb
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain (CMS)
- Touchstone Communities
- Certified beds
- 138
- Average residents per day
- 130.6
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 24, 2019
- 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.
- How do staff track and report infections among residents? (F880, cited 3 times)
- How are a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 2 times)
- How does the home make sure doctor's orders are followed consistently across shifts? (F684, cited 2 times)
- How are new medication orders filled, and how quickly can urgent medications arrive? (F755, cited 2 times)
Other nursing homes in Laredo and the same chain
- Laredo West Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Laredo · 42 deficiencies - Laredo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Laredo · 28 deficiencies - Laredo South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Laredo · 28 deficiencies - La Frontera Nursing & Rehabilitation
Laredo · 16 deficiencies - Laredo Medical Center
Laredo · 2 deficiencies - Harker Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation
Harker Heights · 51 deficiencies - The Heights of Bulverde
Spring Branch · 47 deficiencies - The Enclave
San Antonio · 46 deficiencies - The Heights at Medical Center
San Antonio · 44 deficiencies
Source
CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, Survey Summary. Processed by CMS Sep 1, 2026; next update Oct 28, 2026.