Center At Zaragoza, Llc
12660 PEBBLE HILLS BLVD., El Paso, TX, 79938
Federal Quality Data
Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed March 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Veritas Management Group
- Certified beds
- 80 · avg 50 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 58.8% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 68.8% — higher than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 50.5% · National avg: 43.6% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 308516
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 80 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 74 Medicare-only · 6 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 23, 2023
- Current license expires
- March 23, 2026
- Initial license date
- February 4, 2022
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Center At Zaragoza, Llc (Limited Liability Company (LLC))
- Operator / manager
- Veritas Management Group, Llc
- Administrator
- Jesus M Barragan
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Veritas Management Group chain — 15 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- George Lowen
Operational/managerial Control · 1% · since 2021
- Julie l Kelly
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Veritas Management Group Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Alexander Senkoff
Corporate Director · since 2018
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 30)
- D0580·Nov 25, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0880·Nov 21, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jul 8, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0761·Jul 8, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0755·Jul 8, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0695·Jul 8, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0677·Jul 8, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E0558·Jul 8, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 8, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Center at Zaragoza is an 80-bed nursing home in El Paso, TX, accepting Medicare and Medicaid residents. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star quality-of-care rating and a 3-star staffing rating. The facility is licensed through March 2026, has no recorded fines, and currently runs at about 63% of licensed capacity — roughly 50 residents on a typical day.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 3 stars — a level shared by about 19% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives around 312 minutes of nursing care per day, which is above the 241-minute threshold for a 4-star staffing rating. The resident mix here skews toward people who need more hands-on daily care than average, so those extra minutes are being absorbed by higher individual need rather than translating into more time per person than the raw number suggests.
RN turnover is the one staffing figure that stands out. About 7 in 10 registered nurses left in the past year. Registered nurses typically handle the more complex assessments and care decisions; a revolving door at that level means the facility relies heavily on continuity from other nursing staff and management to bridge the gaps.
The facility is running at roughly 63% of its 80 licensed beds — about 50 residents on a typical day. That figure sits well below the occupancy levels seen at most Texas nursing homes and may reflect the facility's age (licensed February 2022) or local market conditions.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
RN staffing after high turnover
About 7 in 10 registered nurses left in the past year — ask how many RNs are currently on staff and how shifts are covered when an RN position is open.
Why occupancy runs low
The facility averages about 50 residents against 80 licensed beds; ask whether that reflects a ramp-up phase, referral patterns, or something else affecting admissions.
How care plans are updated
Quality of care rates 5 stars while staffing rates 3 — ask who leads care-plan reviews and how often they happen when RN staffing is in flux.
Resident Council participation
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how families receive updates on concerns raised in council meetings.
Veritas Management Group's role
Day-to-day operations are managed by Veritas Management Group — ask what decisions are made locally by the administrator versus centrally by the management company.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHSC licensing registry, snapshot as of April 16, 2026.
- Star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processed March 1, 2026.
- Summary, insights, and tour questions: Written from the state licensing and CMS records above, last updated April 19, 2026.
Read our methodology for how this information is collected and verified.