By the first quarter of 2026, Fannin County Hospital Authority owned Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare, as reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This Brownsville nursing home, located in Cameron County, has been under the authority’s ownership since Jan. 1, 2024.
Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare is classified as a for-profit nursing facility.
During the same period, the nursing home’s overall CMS rating stood at two, falling below Texas’ average nursing home score of 2.7. CMS assigns these ratings based on key measures: health inspections, staffing numbers and the quality of care given to residents.
The data shows that in the first quarter of 2026, Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare served an average of 82.2 residents per day, from a capacity of 100 available beds. The facility is not hospital-affiliated.
In the first quarter of 2026, Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare incurred $23,735 in fines across two violations and received two penalties.
Cameron County had a total of nine for-profit nursing homes during this period.
As estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau, the older adult population in the United States is rising while younger groups are shrinking. Between 2020 and 2024, the number of people age 65 and older increased by 13%, compared with a 1.7% decrease among those under 18. Over the last hundred years, the country’s older adult population has surged from 4.9 million in 1920 to more than 61 million by 2024.
A 2021 study finds that about 28 million adults in this age group—almost half—may need long-term services and support, with over a third predicted to require nursing home care at some point.
“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, which educates the public about insurance options. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”
| Nursing Home | Owner | Ownership Type | Overall Rating | Avg. No. of Residents per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Fannin County Hospital Authority | For profit – Corporation | 2 | 82.2 |
| Brownsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Val Verde County Hospital District | Non profit – Corporation | 1 | 102.9 |
| Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Val Verde County Hospital District | Non profit – Corporation | 5 | 79.7 |
| Fox Hollow Post Acute | Uvalde County Hospital Authority | For profit – Limited Liability company | 1 | 116.5 |
| Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement | Keystone Care, LLC | For profit – Corporation | 3 | 45.1 |
| Harlingen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Oakbend Medical Center | Non profit – Corporation | 5 | 107.4 |
| Las Alturas Nursing & Transitional Care Brownsvill | Healthcare Investments Brownsville, LLC and Heritage Brownsville Health Development, LLC | For profit – Corporation | 4 | 84.2 |
| Mesa Hills Post Acute | Liberty County Hospital District No. 1 | For profit – Limited Liability company | 2 | 107.9 |
| Sun Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | West Wharton County Hospital District | Government – Hospital district | 5 | 93.8 |
| Treasure Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cente | Fannin County Hospital Authority | For profit – Corporation | 3 | 92.8 |
| Veranda Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Fannin County Hospital Authority | For profit – Corporation | 5 | 87.5 |
| Windsor Atrium | Starr County Hospital District | For profit – Limited Liability company | 2 | 91 |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Harli | Starr County Hospital District | Non profit – Corporation | 5 | 122.8 |
Details in this article were sourced from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The original data set is available here.
