The Heights of Alamo
Nursing home in Alamo, Texas, CMS certification number 676441
1214 S. Alamo Road, Alamo, TX 78516 · Hidalgo County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 130
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 5, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,414 (1)
Does The Heights of Alamo take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Heights of Alamo 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 The Heights of Alamo 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
- 3.42
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.31
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.19
- Weekend total hours
- 2.89
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 5, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 5, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Heights of Alamo 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,414 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 106.3 residents live here, about 82% of its 130 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 106.3
- Certified since
- April 5, 2018
Who owns The Heights of Alamo
- Legal business name
- Uvalde County Hospital Authority
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 25 homes nationally under Touchstone Communities, 2.8-star chain average
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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 The Heights of Alamo, 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 of Alamo
What is the CMS star rating of The Heights of Alamo?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Heights of Alamo accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Heights of Alamo?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Heights of Alamo?
Uvalde County Hospital Authority, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.