Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
Nursing home in Brownsville, Texas, CMS certification number 745049
180 East Price Road, Brownsville, TX 78521 · Cameron County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 122
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 27, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,434 (1)
Does Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill 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
- 3.36
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.24
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.95
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.18
- Weekend total hours
- 2.92
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 27, 2026 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 1, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,434 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 97.7 residents live here, about 80% of its 122 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 97.7
- Certified since
- June 21, 2024
Who owns Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
- Legal business name
- Heritage Brownsville Health Development LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
- Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare510 Paredes Line Rd, Brownsville 78521
- Fox Hollow Post Acute310 America Drive, Brownsville 78526
- Mesa Hills Post Acute901 Wildrose Ln, Brownsville 78520
- Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center1001 Central Blvd, Brownsville 78520
- Spanish Meadows440 E Ruben Torres Blvd, Brownsville 78520
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill, 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 Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
What is the CMS star rating of Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill?
Heritage Brownsville Health Development LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.