The Heights at Medical Center
Nursing home in San Antonio, Texas, CMS certification number 675890
3935 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229 · Bexar County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 134
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 15, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $22,052 (2)
Does The Heights at Medical Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Heights at Medical 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Heights at Medical 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
- 3.13
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.29
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.81
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.03
- Weekend total hours
- 2.90
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 62.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 15, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 18, 2024, found 13.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Heights at Medical Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $22,052 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83.9 residents live here, about 63% of its 134 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 134
- Average residents per day
- 83.9
- Certified since
- October 4, 2001
Who owns The Heights at Medical Center
- Legal business name
- Uvalde County Hospital Authority
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 25 homes nationally under Touchstone Communities, 2.8-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Heights at Medical Center
- Wurzbach Nursing and Rehabilitation8300 Wurzbach Rd., San Antonio 78229
- The Lev at San Antonio7703 Briaridge Drive, San Antonio 78230
- The Atrium Rehabilitation Center7602 Louis Pasteur St., San Antonio 78229
- Oak Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center7302 Oak Manor Dr, San Antonio 78229
- Patriot Heights Health Care Center5000 Fawn Meadow, San Antonio 78240
See also all nursing homes in San Antonio.
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 58 in San Antonio, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Heights at Medical 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 The Heights at Medical Center
What is the CMS star rating of The Heights at Medical Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Heights at Medical Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Heights at Medical Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Heights at Medical Center?
Uvalde County Hospital Authority, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.