Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Brownsville, Texas, CMS certification number 675635
1001 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Cameron County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 122
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.46
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.74
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.36
- Weekend total hours
- 3.09
- Nursing staff turnover
- 28.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 16.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 15, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 26, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 78.7 residents live here, about 65% of its 122 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 78.7
- Certified since
- September 11, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Val Verde County Hospital District
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 67 homes nationally under Wellsential Health, 2.8-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Mesa Hills Post Acute901 Wildrose Ln, Brownsville 78520
- Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare510 Paredes Line Rd, Brownsville 78521
- Spanish Meadows440 E Ruben Torres Blvd, Brownsville 78520
- Fox Hollow Post Acute310 America Drive, Brownsville 78526
- Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill180 East Price Road, Brownsville 78521
See also all nursing homes in Brownsville.
Who inspects nursing homes in Texas
Texas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Texas, the 7 in Brownsville, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Val Verde County Hospital District, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.