Rio Grande City · 10.7 mi
Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care
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⌖ Rio Grande City, TX · Starr County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds110
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (hospital district)
About Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Rio Grande City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 110-bed government-run nursing home in Rio Grande City, TX. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Texas is 2.7.
- Inspections: 11 problems at its last full inspection (Sep 2025), close to the Texas average of 9.4. None of its recent citations were for residents being harmed.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 17 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Texas average of 3 hr 23 min. About 24% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: $13,514 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameRio Grande City Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
LocationStarr County, Texas
Phone(956) 487-3996
Address2530 Central Palm Dr, Rio Grande City, TX 78582 · Starr County
Medicare provider number676119
Ownership typeGovernment (hospital district)
Operating companyWellsential Health · 67 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 19, 2006 (19 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone since Sep 2025No citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Sep 2025.Strength
- Nursing staff turnover24% a yearTexas average: 55%Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection11 (Sep 2025)Texas average: 9.4.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 17 min a dayTexas average: 3 hr 23 minAbout average
- Registered nurse time per resident28 min a dayTexas average: 26 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $13,514Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2024 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Texas average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital38.7%State average: 25.7%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit23.8%State average: 12.3%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.6%State average: 1.5%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is less than the state average of 4 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; if rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.2%State average: 3.3%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.6%State average: 3.8%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs23.0%State average: 9.6%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Texas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Texas, Medicaid pays for 66% of resident days at a typical home.
- 89% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 9% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average78%Texas typical: 67%
Facility operating cost per resident day$215Texas typical: $270
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing2★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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