McAllen Transitional Care Center

How many stars does Medicare give McAllen Transitional Care Center?

CMS rates McAllen Transitional Care Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 stars for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures.

About 86 residents live there on an average day, 86% of certified beds, above the 78% median for certified homes in Hidalgo County.

How many deficiencies does CMS show for McAllen Transitional Care Center?

CMS dates McAllen Transitional Care Center's last standard inspection March 11, 2026, and the cycle carries 12 health deficiencies: 5 from the survey and 7 from complaints.

The cycle before that (standard survey December 12, 2024) had 4 deficiencies. The median latest-cycle count across certified homes in Hidalgo County is 11, which puts McAllen Transitional Care Center above the local middle.

Within CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 1 fine totaling $8,827 and 0 payment denials.

What do staffing and turnover look like at McAllen Transitional Care Center?

Residents at McAllen Transitional Care Center get about 3.76 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll data, above the Hidalgo County median of 3.30; registered nurses supply 0.41 of those hours.

Nurse aides account for 2.09 hours per resident day. Weekend total nurse staffing is 3.28 hours per resident day. Nursing staff turnover is 27.6%, below the Hidalgo County median of 38.5%; RN turnover is 0.0%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.

Is McAllen Transitional Care Center certified for Medicaid long-term stays?

CMS lists McAllen Transitional Care Center as certified for Medicare and Medicaid, so it can bill Medicare for qualifying short-term skilled stays and Texas Medicaid for long-term residents who qualify financially and medically.

Medicare's skilled nursing benefit requires a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days and pays in full only for the first 20 days; a daily coinsurance applies from day 21 to day 100. Long-term custodial care is paid privately, by long-term care insurance, or by Medicaid. A Texas Medicaid resident keeps a $75 monthly personal needs allowance; the rest of their income goes toward the cost of care.

What are the alternatives near McAllen Transitional Care Center in McAllen?

The closest other certified nursing home is Windsor Las Palmas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in McAllen (0.2 mi, CMS 5 of 5), and the nearest acute-care hospital is Rio Grande Regional Hospital, about 2.7 miles away.

What should we raise on a visit to McAllen Transitional Care Center?

Take the CMS data with you. To begin, ask for the plan of correction covering the 12 deficiencies from March 11, 2026 and what has been re-checked since.

• Turnover is at or below the local median; ask which charge nurses and aides have been there longest.
• Ask what led to the $8,827 in CMS fines and whether the problem has been closed out.
• With occupancy near 86%, ask which halls have openings and why.
• CMS shows a resident council; ask when it meets and how families raise concerns.
• Ask whether nurses and aides on every shift speak Spanish, and how care conferences are held for Spanish-speaking families.
• Ask who the attending physicians are and how often they see long-term residents.