For profit - Individual · 106 certified beds · CMS number 455450
Meridian Care Monte Vista, San Antonio, TX
CMS records 49 health deficiencies at Meridian Care Monte Vista in San Antonio, Texas in its last 3 inspection cycles; the Texas median is 25. Its most recent standard inspection was on Feb 13, 2026. The highest severity cited is J (immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety). 2 citations were at the immediate jeopardy level, 1 of them recorded as past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $23,438 in the last three years.
- 49deficiencies, 3 cycles (TX median 25)
- 16in the latest cycle (TX median 8)
- Jhighest severity · Immediate jeopardy
- $23,438fines, last 3 years
- 1CMS overall rating (of 5)
Inspections and deficiencies
CMS findings for Meridian Care Monte Vista as of Sep 1, 2026, grouped by inspection cycle (3 cycles); each is a requirement inspectors found not met, and Meridian Care Monte Vista may since have corrected or disputed it. Severity letters · Inspection cycles · Care Compare
Most recent cycle (16 deficiencies)
Standard inspection Feb 13, 2026. CMS counts 16 health deficiencies and 2 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Jul 17, 2026 · Complaint inspection
3 deficiencies, highest D
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 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026
F641 · Accurate resident assessments
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jul 18, 2026
May 20, 2026 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, highest E
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date May 21, 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date May 21, 2026
Mar 20, 2026 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest J
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
- J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection)
Feb 13, 2026 · Standard inspection
9 deficiencies, highest E
F921 · Safe, functional, sanitary building
Requirement cited (CMS): Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 1, 2026
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 1, 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 Mar 1, 2026
F757 · Avoiding unnecessary drugs
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Mar 1, 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 1, 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 1, 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 1, 2026
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 Mar 1, 2026
F552 · Being informed about health and treatment
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Mar 1, 2026
Nov 25, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest F
F921 · Safe, functional, sanitary building
Requirement cited (CMS): Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- Severity
- F No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
- Status
- Correction date Dec 25, 2025
Previous cycle: 18 deficiencies (standard inspection Nov 6, 2024)
Standard inspection Nov 6, 2024. CMS counts 18 health deficiencies and 10 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
Aug 19, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, 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 Aug 20, 2025
Aug 3, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest J
F678 · CPR and basic life support
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- Severity
- J Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Aug 4, 2025
Jun 20, 2025 · Complaint inspection
7 deficiencies, highest E
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 Jun 21, 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 Jun 21, 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 Jun 21, 2025
F610 · Investigating and responding to allegations
Requirement cited (CMS): Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jun 21, 2025
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Jun 21, 2025
F602 · Protecting residents' money and belongings
Requirement cited (CMS): Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Past non-compliance (fixed before the inspection), Mar 11, 2025
F561 · Making everyday choices
Requirement cited (CMS): Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Jun 21, 2025
Jan 17, 2025 · Complaint inspection
1 deficiency, highest D
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 Jan 18, 2025
Nov 6, 2024 · Standard + complaint 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 Nov 20, 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 Nov 7, 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Nov 7, 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 Nov 7, 2024
F740 · Behavioral health care
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Nov 7, 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
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Nov 7, 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 Nov 7, 2024
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 Nov 7, 2024
Earlier cycle: 15 deficiencies (standard inspection Sep 22, 2023)
Standard inspection Sep 22, 2023. CMS counts 15 health deficiencies and 4 fire safety deficiencies in this cycle.
May 28, 2024 · Complaint inspection
2 deficiencies, 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 May 30, 2024
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 May 30, 2024
Sep 22, 2023 · Standard + complaint inspection
12 deficiencies, highest E
F926 · Smoking policies
Requirement cited (CMS): Have policies on smoking.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Sep 27, 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Sep 25, 2023
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 Sep 29, 2023
F760 · No significant medication errors
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Sep 29, 2023
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 Sep 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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Sep 29, 2023
F695 · Respiratory and oxygen care
Requirement cited (CMS): Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Severity
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Sep 29, 2023
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 Sep 29, 2023
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 Sep 29, 2023
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
- E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
- Status
- Correction date Sep 29, 2023
F641 · Accurate resident assessments
Requirement cited (CMS): Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Severity
- D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
- Status
- Correction date Sep 29, 2023
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 Sep 25, 2023
Sep 18, 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 Sep 19, 2023
Tags cited in more than one inspection
12 tags cited on more than one inspection date at Meridian Care Monte Vista; each date counts once and does not mean the same incident. PNC = past non-compliance.
| Tag | Inspections | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| F656 Comprehensive person-centered care plan | 5 | Jul 17, 2026; Feb 13, 2026; Nov 6, 2024; May 28, 2024; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F761 Drug labeling and secure storage | 4 | Feb 13, 2026; Jun 20, 2025; Nov 6, 2024; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F755 Pharmacy services and a consultant pharmacist | 3 | May 20, 2026; Feb 13, 2026; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F880 Infection prevention and control program | 3 | Feb 13, 2026; Aug 19, 2025; Nov 6, 2024 |
| F609 Reporting suspected abuse and crimes | 2 | Jun 20, 2025; May 28, 2024 |
| F641 Accurate resident assessments | 2 | Jul 17, 2026; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F690 Bladder, bowel, and catheter care | 2 | Feb 13, 2026; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F695 Respiratory and oxygen care | 2 | Jul 17, 2026; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F759 Medication error rate under 5 percent | 2 | Jan 17, 2025; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F812 Food safety and sanitation | 2 | Nov 6, 2024; Sep 22, 2023 |
| F842 Complete, confidential medical records | 2 | Jun 20, 2025; Sep 18, 2023 |
| F921 Safe, functional, sanitary building | 2 | Feb 13, 2026; Nov 25, 2025 |
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Fine | $9,113 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Fine | $14,325 |
Staffing and CMS ratings
- Total nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 4.74 h (above the Texas median of 3.27 h)
- RN hours per resident per day
- 0.39 h (about the same as the Texas median of 0.38 h)
- Weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
- 4.04 h
- Nursing staff turnover
- 68.4% (Texas median 52.1%)
- Administrators who left
- 2
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 2 of 5
CMS figures for Meridian Care Monte Vista, copied as published; Texas medians are ours.
Facility details
- Address
- 616 W Russell Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212
- Phone
- (210) 735-9233
- County
- Bexar
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Chain (CMS)
- Not part of a chain in CMS data
- Certified beds
- 106
- Average residents per day
- 57.2
- In Medicare/Medicaid since
- Jan 1, 1978
- 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 are a resident's goals and preferences written into the care plan? (F656, cited 5 times)
- How are medications stored and secured on each unit? (F761, cited 4 times)
- How are new medication orders filled, and how quickly can urgent medications arrive? (F755, cited 3 times)
- How do staff track and report infections among residents? (F880, cited 3 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.