Las Alturas de Penitas: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Las Alturas de Penitas is a 130-bed for-profit nursing home in Penitas, Texas, part of Touchstone Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 35.1% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Las Alturas de Penitas
414 Liberty Blvd.Penitas, TX 78576
Hidalgo County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Las Alturas de Penitas, nurse aides logged 2.17 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Texas average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 192 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.17 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.94 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
35.1% of nursing staff at Las Alturas de Penitas left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 28, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $166,236 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | Fine | $11,164 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Fine | $51,887 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Fine | $87,292 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Fine | $15,893 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Las Alturas de Penitas holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Las Alturas de Penitas
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Touchstone Communities, 25 homes
- Legal name: Val Verde County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 8, 2021
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Las Alturas de Penitas
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Mission | 8.6 | 170 | 2.07 | 3.42 | 33.3% | 4 | $8,190 |
| Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care Mission | 8.7 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.45 | 18.3% | 4 | $38,990 |
| Village Healthcare and Rehabilitation McAllen · abuse citation | 11.3 | 114 | 2.18 | 3.49 | 33.3% | 3 | $28,970 |
| Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center McAllen · abuse citation | 11.4 | 194 | 2.03 | 3.25 | 53.0% | 1 | $63,129 |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Mcall Mcallen | 13.3 | 110 | 1.85 | 3.04 | 50.0% | 3 | $24,083 |
| Grand Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare McAllen | 13.6 | 93 | 2.29 | 3.55 | 25.8% | 5 | None |
| McAllen Nursing Center McAllen | 14.2 | 122 | 1.72 | 2.90 | 40.7% | 2 | $17,459 |
| Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home McAllen · abuse citation | 14.4 | 160 | 2.24 | 3.58 | 28.5% | 2 | $14,901 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.