Spanish Meadows: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Spanish Meadows is a 119-bed for-profit nursing home in Brownsville, Texas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 33.8% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Spanish Meadows
440 E Ruben Torres BlvdBrownsville, TX 78520
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 Spanish Meadows, nurse aides logged 1.81 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Texas average. With about 95 residents a day, that works out to roughly 172 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.81 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.17 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.16 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.13 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.84 | 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
33.8% of nursing staff at Spanish Meadows left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $11,001 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | Fine | $11,001 |
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. Spanish Meadows holds 2 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Spanish Meadows
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Legal name: Empire Spanish Meadows LTD
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 5, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Spanish Meadows
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Brownsville | 1.6 | 122 | 2.20 | 3.32 | 31.4% | 4 | None |
| Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare Brownsville | 2.2 | 100 | 2.16 | 3.27 | 36.4% | 2 | $14,433 |
| Mesa Hills Post Acute Brownsville | 2.8 | 166 | 2.37 | 3.45 | 44.7% | 3 | $5,734 |
| Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill Brownsville | 3.3 | 122 | 2.12 | 3.31 | — | 3 | $8,434 |
| Fox Hollow Post Acute Brownsville | 3.9 | 126 | 1.81 | 3.02 | 47.0% | 1 | $60,256 |
| Brownsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Brownsville | 5.1 | 120 | 1.73 | 2.88 | 62.0% | 1 | $57,708 |
| Sun Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Harlingen | 20.9 | 124 | 2.29 | 3.62 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Harli Harlingen | 21.1 | 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.