Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill is a 122-bed for-profit nursing home in Brownsville, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Texas average of 2.00.
Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
180 East Price RoadBrownsville, TX 78521
Cameron 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 Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Texas average. With about 97 residents a day, that works out to roughly 206 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 2.12 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.93 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,434 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | Fine | $8,434 |
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 Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill holds 3 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Heritage Brownsville Health Development LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 21, 2024
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare Brownsville | 1.4 | 100 | 2.16 | 3.27 | 36.4% | 2 | $14,433 |
| Fox Hollow Post Acute Brownsville | 1.9 | 126 | 1.81 | 3.02 | 47.0% | 1 | $60,256 |
| Mesa Hills Post Acute Brownsville | 2.7 | 166 | 2.37 | 3.45 | 44.7% | 3 | $5,734 |
| Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Brownsville | 2.9 | 122 | 2.20 | 3.32 | 31.4% | 4 | None |
| Spanish Meadows Brownsville | 3.3 | 119 | 1.81 | 3.13 | 33.8% | 2 | $11,001 |
| Brownsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Brownsville | 4.0 | 120 | 1.73 | 2.88 | 62.0% | 1 | $57,708 |
| Sun Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Harlingen | 20.3 | 124 | 2.29 | 3.62 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Harli Harlingen | 20.6 | 154 | 1.90 | 3.29 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
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.