Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
Nursing home in Rio Grande City, Texas, CMS certification number 676495
5260 Brand St, Rio Grande City, TX 78582 · Starr County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 13, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care 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
- 2.87
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.76
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.78
- Weekend total hours
- 2.56
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 12.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 13, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 17, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 102.7 residents live here, about 86% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 102.7
- Certified since
- October 29, 2020
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
- Legal business name
- Oakbend Medical Center
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
- Chain
- 67 homes nationally under Wellsential Health, 2.8-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
- Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center2530 Central Palm Dr, Rio Grande City 78582
- Las Alturas de Penitas414 Liberty Boulevard, Penitas 78576
- Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center1013 S. Bryan Rd., Mission 78572
- Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care1200 S Bryan Rd, Mission 78572
- Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center3201 N Ware Rd, McAllen 78501
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care, 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 Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
What is the CMS star rating of Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care?
Oakbend Medical Center, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.