Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home
301 E YUMA AVE, Mcallen, TX, 78503
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
- Government - State · Chain: Texvet
- Certified beds
- 160 · avg 154 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 33.1% — lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 51.5% · National avg: 46.4% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — 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 · $12,675 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 150087
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 160 beds
- Memory-care capacity
- 60 beds · state-certified
- Bed type breakdown
- 18 Medicare-only · 142 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- July 13, 2024
- Current license expires
- July 13, 2027
- Initial license date
- July 13, 2005
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- State Of Texas Veterans Land Board (STATE)
- Operator / manager
- Touchstone Veterans Management Ltd
- Administrator
- Diana Zarate
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Texvet chain — 9 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.7 / 5.
Disclosed owners (3 on record)
- John Berkely
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2016
- Matthew Warner Elledge
Corporate Officer · since 2016
- Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 2010
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, 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 16)
- D0880·May 16, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0921·Feb 21, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0880·Feb 21, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- B0842·Feb 21, 2025Complaint
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.
- E0880·Oct 30, 2024Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0813·Oct 30, 2024Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- D0635·Oct 30, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- C0732·Oct 4, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- Jul 17, 2023Fine · $13K
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Mar 1, 2026.
About this community
Alfredo Gonzalez Texas State Veterans Home is a 160-bed nursing facility in McAllen (Hidalgo County) serving veterans, with 60 state-certified memory-care beds (certification current through October 2026). CMS rates it 5 stars overall, with 5-star health inspection and long-stay quality scores. Staffing rates 3 stars, and the short-stay quality rating is 1 star. Operating at 96% of licensed beds, the facility is effectively full. Managed by Touchstone Veterans Management under the Texas Veterans Land Board.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates this facility 3 stars on staffing. Each resident receives about 213 minutes of nursing care per day — roughly 28 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. RN coverage specifically runs about 21 minutes per resident per day, compared to 37 minutes at the 4-star threshold in Texas.
About 3 in 10 nursing staff left in the past year — below Texas's 25th-percentile cutoff, meaning turnover is better than roughly three-quarters of nursing homes in the state. RN turnover runs at a similar rate, also in the low tier. A long-stay resident here is unlikely to cycle through many primary caregivers.
The short-stay quality rating is 1 star, while the long-stay rating is 5 stars. These two ratings measure different things: long-stay scores reflect chronic-care outcomes for permanent residents, while short-stay scores capture results for people who come for rehabilitation and return home. The gap between them is large.
At 96% of licensed beds occupied, the facility is effectively full. Families should expect a waitlist and ask about current wait times and admissions criteria for the veteran population served.
One CMS fine totaling $12,675 has been issued. The $12,675 figure is below the Texas state median of $20,699 for facilities that have received fines.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Short-stay quality rating of 1 star
The CMS short-stay quality rating is 1 star — ask which specific measures drove that score and what has changed since the last reporting period.
Current waitlist and admissions process
At 96% occupancy the facility is effectively full; ask how the waitlist works, typical wait times, and whether admissions are limited to veterans with specific service criteria.
RN coverage during nights and weekends
Reported RN hours average 21 minutes per resident per day — ask how many registered nurses are on the floor during overnight and weekend shifts specifically.
Memory-care unit staffing and programming
The facility holds 60 certified memory-care beds; ask how staff assigned to that unit are trained and what structured daily programming is in place for residents with dementia.
Recent CMS fine and corrective steps
One fine of $12,675 was issued; ask what deficiency it was tied to and what the facility did to correct it.
Touchstone Veterans Management's role on-site
Day-to-day operations are managed by Touchstone Veterans Management under state ownership; ask which decisions rest with the management company versus the Texas Veterans Land Board.
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.