Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Rio Grande City, Texas, part of Wellsential Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Texas average of 2.00, and 42.7% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
5260 Brand StRio 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 Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Texas average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 184 aide hours a day, or about 23 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) | 1.82 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.99 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.65 | 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
42.7% of nursing staff at Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care holds 4 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Chain: Wellsential Health, 67 homes
- Legal name: Oakbend Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 29, 2020
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Rio Grande City | 10.7 | 110 | 2.07 | 3.28 | 24.2% | 4 | $13,514 |
| Las Alturas de Penitas Penitas | 25.1 | 130 | 2.17 | 3.31 | 35.1% | 3 | $166,236 |
| Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Mission | 33.4 | 170 | 2.07 | 3.42 | 33.3% | 4 | $8,190 |
| Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care Mission | 33.4 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.45 | 18.3% | 4 | $38,990 |
| Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center McAllen · abuse citation | 34.7 | 194 | 2.03 | 3.25 | 53.0% | 1 | $63,129 |
| Village Healthcare and Rehabilitation McAllen · abuse citation | 35.3 | 114 | 2.18 | 3.49 | 33.3% | 3 | $28,970 |
| Windsor Arbor View Edinburg | 36.4 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.25 | 41.4% | 4 | $8,281 |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Mcall Mcallen | 37.4 | 110 | 1.85 | 3.04 | 50.0% | 3 | $24,083 |
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.