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Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill

180 East Price Road, Brownsville, TX 78521 · 9563032002 · 122 certified beds

Overall★★★☆☆ 3/5
Health inspections★★★★☆ 4/5
Staffing★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality measures★★★★☆ 4/5

Ownership

CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: For profit - Corporation.

Staffing (hours per resident per day)

Total nurse staffing: 3.31 (Texas median: 3.27). RN hours: 0.24. Weekend total: 2.93.

Inspection deficiencies

All-time on record: 13 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).

Survey dateDeficiencySev.TypeStatus
2026-03-03Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. Dcomplaintcorrected 2026-03-12
2025-11-19Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Dcomplaintcorrected 2025-12-05
2025-07-01Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. DHealthcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-07-01Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. Dcomplaintcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-07-01Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. Dcomplaintcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-07-01Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. DHealthcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-07-01Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. DHealthcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-07-01Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. DHealthcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-07-01Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. DHealthcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-07-01Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. DHealthcorrected 2025-07-23
2025-06-12Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Jcomplaintcorrected 2025-06-12
2025-06-12Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted Dcomplaintcorrected 2025-07-01
2024-11-06Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Dcomplaintcorrected 2024-11-29

Federal penalties

DateTypeAmount
2025-06-12Fine$8,434

Ownership & control records (CMS filings)

NameRoleType%Since
HEALTHCARE INVESTMENTS BROWNSVILLE LLC5% Or Greater Direct Ownership InterestOrganizationNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDEDsince 08/01/2024
HERITAGE BROWNSVILLE HEALTH DEVELOPMENT LLC5% Or Greater Direct Ownership InterestOrganizationNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDEDsince 06/21/2024
FELLBAUM 2023 DESCENDANTS TRUST5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestOrganization16%since 06/21/2024
JAN STUDER 2023 SPOUSAL TRUST5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestOrganization16%since 06/21/2024
KELLY FELLBAUM 2023 SPOUSAL TRUST5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestOrganization16%since 06/21/2024
STUDER 2023 DESCENDANTS TRUST5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestOrganization16%since 06/21/2024
THE BRYON AND RENA SEHLKE LIVING TRUST5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestOrganization16%since 06/01/2024
TOUCHSTONE COMMUNITIES INCOperational/Managerial ControlOrganizationNOT APPLICABLEsince 06/01/2024
CAMPBELL, LESLIEOperational/Managerial ControlIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2024
CARDENAS, MARISAOperational/Managerial ControlIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2024
CASTILLO, LYNNEAOperational/Managerial ControlIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2024
GILCREASE, CYNTHIAOperational/Managerial ControlIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2024
MENDOZA, ROMANOperational/Managerial ControlIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2024
SEHLKE, BRYONOperational/Managerial ControlIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 06/21/2024
ZUROVEC, DARRELLOperational/Managerial ControlIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 04/01/2024

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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 745049. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.