Spanish Meadows
440 E RUBEN M TORRES BLVD, Brownsville, TX, 78520
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 150117
- Service type
- Type A
- Licensed capacity
- 94 beds
- Current license effective
- September 1, 2025
- Current license expires
- September 1, 2028
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Empire Spanish Meadows, Ltd (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- Administrator
- Julio Gonzales
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
Spanish Meadows is a Type A assisted-living facility in Brownsville (Cameron County) licensed for 94 residents, operated by Empire Spanish Meadows, Ltd. It carries no memory-care certification. The active license runs through September 2028, with a renewal effective September 2025. All 94 beds are licensed-only — no Medicaid or Medicare beds are on record.
Written from state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
What Type A covers and excludes
Texas Type A licensing means residents must be able to evacuate without staff help — ask whether that matches your parent's current and expected mobility.
Staffing ratios on each shift
With 94 licensed beds, ask how many direct-care staff are on duty during days, evenings, and overnight so you can gauge coverage per resident.
Private-pay costs and what's included
No Medicaid beds are licensed here, so ask for a full fee schedule and which services — medication management, laundry, incontinence care — are bundled versus billed separately.
Current occupancy and waitlist
Ask how many of the 94 beds are currently filled and whether there is a waitlist, since availability affects move-in timing.
Process when care needs increase
Type A facilities have limits on the medical complexity they can serve — ask what triggers a transfer and how the facility helps families find the next level of care.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.