Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 110-bed government-run nursing home in Rio Grande City, Texas, part of Wellsential Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 24.2% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2530 Central Palm DrRio Grande City, TX 78582
Starr 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 Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Texas average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 182 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.28 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.95 | 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
24.2% of nursing staff at Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 10, 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 $13,514 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2024 | Fine | $13,514 |
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. Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Wellsential Health, 67 homes
- Legal name: Starr County Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 19, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care Rio Grande City | 10.7 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.99 | 42.7% | 4 | None |
| Las Alturas de Penitas Penitas | 27.4 | 130 | 2.17 | 3.31 | 35.1% | 3 | $166,236 |
| Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Mission | 36.0 | 170 | 2.07 | 3.42 | 33.3% | 4 | $8,190 |
| Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care Mission | 36.0 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.45 | 18.3% | 4 | $38,990 |
| Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center McAllen · abuse citation | 38.4 | 194 | 2.03 | 3.25 | 53.0% | 1 | $63,129 |
| Village Healthcare and Rehabilitation McAllen · abuse citation | 38.6 | 114 | 2.18 | 3.49 | 33.3% | 3 | $28,970 |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Mcall Mcallen | 40.6 | 110 | 1.85 | 3.04 | 50.0% | 3 | $24,083 |
| Grand Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare McAllen | 40.9 | 93 | 2.29 | 3.55 | 25.8% | 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.