Harlingen Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
3810 HALE AVE, Harlingen, TX, 78550
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
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Wellsential Health
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 106 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 39% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 28.6% — lower 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
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $6,016 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311300
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 120 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 120 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 1, 2026
- Current license expires
- March 1, 2029
- Initial license date
- June 26, 1996
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Oakbend Medical Center (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Regency Ihs Of Harlingen Llc
- Administrator
- Jose Longoria
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Wellsential Health chain — 67 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.8 / 5.
Disclosed owners (34 on record)
- Oakbend Medical Center
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Luis a Reynoso
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Michael Bedolla
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Ruby Castillo
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jose Longoria
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Ruston Hughes
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2024
+ 28 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
March 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Harlingen Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of April 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 17)
- D0880·Nov 8, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0812·Nov 8, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0677·Nov 8, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- J0689·Sep 20, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0842·Nov 15, 2023Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0656·Nov 15, 2023Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0880·Aug 3, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0679·Aug 3, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $6,016
Most recent events
- Sep 20, 2024Fine · $6,016
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Harlingen Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is a 120-bed nursing home in Harlingen, TX, accepting Medicare and Medicaid. CMS rates it 5 stars overall — the top tier — with 5-star scores on health inspections and quality measures. Staffing carries a 2-star rating, a meaningful contrast to the otherwise strong record. The facility is managed by Regency IHS of Harlingen LLC and licensed to Oakbend Medical Center, a hospital district authority.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 2 stars — placing it among the bottom 32% of Texas nursing homes on this measure. Each resident receives about 194 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 47 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — they are sicker or less mobile on average — so those 194 minutes stretch thinner than the number alone suggests.
Despite the staffing rating, staff turnover runs low. About 4 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year, below the Texas 25th-percentile cutoff of 42% — better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. RN turnover also falls in the low tier: about 3 in 10 RNs left over the same period. A long-stay resident is less likely here to cycle through a series of different primary caregivers than at the median Texas facility.
The facility had 1 CMS fine totaling $6,016 over the period on record. The state median fine total among facilities that have any fines is $20,699, and about 30% of Texas nursing homes have no fines at all.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing levels on nights and weekends
Weekend nursing hours average 2.82 per resident per day — below the already-low weekday figure; ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor on a typical Saturday night.
How RN hours are scheduled
Reported RN time is about 19 minutes per resident per day; ask how many hours a registered nurse is physically present each day and who covers RN duties overnight.
Care planning for higher-need residents
Residents here require more hands-on care than at a typical facility on average; ask how care plans are reviewed and updated as a resident's needs change.
Management company's role day-to-day
The facility is licensed to Oakbend Medical Center but managed by Regency IHS of Harlingen LLC; ask which entity sets staffing budgets and responds to care concerns.
Resident Council meeting access
A Resident Council meets here but no Family Council exists; ask how family members can raise concerns and whether they may attend resident council sessions.
Current bed availability
With 105 residents in 120 licensed beds, the facility is running at roughly 88% occupancy; ask whether there is a waitlist and what the typical admission timeline looks like.
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.