Starr County Nursing and Transitional Care

Nursing Home

5260 Brand St
Rio Grande City, TX 78582 · Starr County
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Overall Medicare rating★★★★★
Overall: state avg 2.8 · U.S. 3.0
Health inspections★★★★★
Staffing★★★★★
Staffing: state avg 1.9 · U.S. 3.0
Quality measures★★★★★

Source: CMS Care Compare (data as of October 1, 2026)

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Safety at a glance

0Serious citations (actual harm or immediate jeopardy), last 3 inspection cycles
27Total health citations, last 3 inspection cycles
$0Federal fines, last 3 years (0 fines)

Most recent standard inspection: January 13, 2026.

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Availability

Availability Unknown

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Nurse staffing

Total nurse hours per resident per day
2.87 hours · state avg 3.42, U.S. 3.90
Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day
0.33 hours
Total nurse hours on weekends
2.56 hours · state avg 2.99
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
40.3% · state avg 50.8%
RN turnover (yearly)
12.5%
Administrators who left (yearly)
0

Hours per resident per day = total nursing hours worked ÷ number of residents. Higher usually means more hands-on time. Values are from payroll records reported to CMS (Payroll-Based Journal).

Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)

Paying for care

Medicaid: This nursing home is certified to accept Medicaid. It is also Medicare certified, so Medicare can pay for short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay.

In Texas, Medicaid long-term care is provided through STAR+PLUS (incl. STAR+PLUS HCBS).

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Pricing

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Nursing home care may be paid by Medicare (short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay), Medicaid (if eligible), long-term care insurance, or privately. This facility is Medicaid certified.

Family Cameras & Video Access

Family-installed room cameras
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Facility-provided room cameras
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Authorized remote family viewing
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Live video visitation
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Ownership

Ownership type
Government - Hospital district
Chain / affiliation
Wellsential Health
Legal business name
Oakbend Medical Center
Owner or managerRoleShare
OAKBEND MEDICAL CENTER5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
BAIRD, DANIELMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY—
CLAPP, BARBARAMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY—
CORTESE, DARENMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY—
CRAYTON, TOMMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY—
CSV RHEA MANAGEMENT HOLDCO, LLCINDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—
DEKOWSKI, DONOVANADP OF THE SNF—
DEKOWSKI, DONOVANOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL—
DORMAN, JOHNMANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY—
DWD TX HOLDINGS LLCINDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST—
FLORES, MICHELLLEADP OF THE SNF—
FLORES, MICHELLLEOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL—

Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)

About this listing

CMS Certification Number
676495
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
102.7
Medicare / Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid
Continuing care retirement community
No
First certified
October 29, 2020
Last confirmed by official source
October 1, 2026

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