Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
Nursing home in Brownsville, TX
Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 180 East Price Road, Brownsville, TX 78521
- Phone
- (956) 303-2002
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 745049
- Overall star rating
- 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 97
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Heritage Brownsville Health Development LLC
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jun 21, 2024
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 1, 2025. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 6, 2024 to Jun 24, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… | D |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 1 fine totalling $8,434 in the last three years.
| Jun 12, 2025 | Fine: $8,434 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.31 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.24 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.12 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 2.93 hours
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.
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