Meridian Care of Alice: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Meridian Care of Alice is a 201-bed for-profit nursing home in Alice, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 34.7% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Meridian Care of Alice
219 N King StAlice, TX 78332
Jim Wells County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Meridian Care of Alice, nurse aides logged 1.80 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Texas average. With about 124 residents a day, that works out to roughly 223 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.80 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.21 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.76 | 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
34.7% of nursing staff at Meridian Care of Alice left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2026. 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 2 fines totaling $143,518 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Fine | $16,355 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Fine | $127,163 |
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. Meridian Care of Alice holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Meridian Care of Alice
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 24, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Meridian Care of Alice
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Premier SNF of Alice Alice | 1.5 | 104 | 1.79 | 2.99 | 92.5% | 3 | None |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Alice Alice | 1.6 | 136 | 1.96 | 3.20 | 41.4% | 2 | $31,463 |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of San D San Diego | 10.4 | 90 | 1.51 | 3.25 | 42.4% | 5 | None |
| Lone Star Ranch Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cent Kingsville · abuse citation | 22.0 | 146 | 2.02 | 3.22 | 43.8% | 3 | $8,190 |
| Kingsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kingsville | 22.7 | 120 | 2.26 | 3.49 | 45.2% | 4 | None |
| Robstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Robstown | 25.7 | 94 | 1.58 | 2.71 | 53.1% | 2 | $12,055 |
| Avir at River Ridge Corpus Christi | 26.3 | 120 | 1.84 | 3.15 | 60.9% | 3 | $22,932 |
| Windsor Calallen Corpus Christi | 28.0 | 120 | 1.84 | 3.00 | 30.8% | 4 | $4,823 |
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.