Las Alturas De Penitas
414 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, Penitas, TX, 78576
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 - Limited Liability company · Chain: Touchstone Communities
- Certified beds
- 130 · avg 90 residents/day
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $166,236 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 311904
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 130 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 10 Medicare-only · 120 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- March 1, 2024
- Current license expires
- March 1, 2027
- Initial license date
- July 8, 2021
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Val Verde County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Touchstone Communities, Inc
- Administrator
- Jason Rodriguez
Texas HHSC licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Touchstone Communities chain — 28 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.8 / 5.
Disclosed owners (23 on record)
- Touchstone Strategies - Penitas, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Yvonne Olivarez
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Rosa Hinojosa
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Aegis Therapies, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Bryon Sehlke
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 17 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
March 2024 (2 years ago) · acquired from Las Alturas de Penitas
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 14)
- D0880·Mar 12, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0695·Mar 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0689·Feb 1, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0656·Feb 1, 2025Complaint
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.
- D0609·Feb 1, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- J0600·Feb 1, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- K0692·Jan 26, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- K0684·Jan 26, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $11K
- 20241 fine · $52K
- 20232 fines · $103K
Most recent events
- Feb 1, 2025Fine · $11K
- Jan 26, 2024Fine · $52K
- Dec 18, 2023Fine · $87K
- Oct 3, 2023Fine · $16K
Largest single fine on record: $87K.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Mar 12, 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
Las Alturas De Penitas is a 130-bed nursing home in Penitas, Hidalgo County, operated by Touchstone Communities under a hospital district license. CMS rates it 1 star overall — the lowest tier — with a 1-star staffing rating and 4 CMS fines totaling $166,236 since the facility opened in 2021. Quality-of-care measures rate 4 stars for long-stay residents. The facility is running at roughly 69% of licensed capacity.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here 1 star — a level held by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives around 200 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 41 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. That gap is wider in practice than it looks on paper: residents here need more hands-on help than at a typical facility — less mobile or more medically dependent on average — so those 200 minutes are being spread across heavier care needs than the number alone implies.
One administrator has turned over in the past year. A single change is not uncommon, but combined with the facility's other ratings it is worth understanding who is currently leading day-to-day operations and how long they have been in the role.
Four CMS fines totaling $166,236 have been issued — more than eight times the Texas median fine amount of $20,699, and in a state where about 30% of nursing homes have no fines at all. The dollar figure reflects penalties assessed by federal inspectors for deficiencies found during health inspections.
The facility is operating at roughly 69% of its 130 licensed beds, with about 89 or 90 residents on a typical day. That level of occupancy, paired with the 1-star overall rating and the fine history, is context families should weigh together when comparing options in this area.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Current administrator's tenure
One administrator turned over in the past year — ask how long the current administrator has been in place and what changes they have made since arriving.
Staffing on nights and weekends
CMS rates staffing 1 star and weekend hours are reported at 2.8 minutes per resident — ask exactly how many nurses and aides are on duty overnight and on Saturdays and Sundays.
What the four fines covered
Four federal fines totaling $166,236 have been issued — ask which specific deficiencies triggered each penalty and what corrective steps have since been completed.
Why occupancy is lower than capacity
About 90 of 130 licensed beds are filled — ask whether the lower census reflects a recent admission pause, staffing constraints, or another operational factor.
Resident council meeting access
The facility has a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask when the Resident Council meets and how family members can receive summaries of concerns raised.
Touchstone management responsibilities
The facility is licensed to Val Verde County Hospital District but managed by Touchstone Communities — ask which entity sets staffing levels, handles hiring, and responds to complaint investigations.
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.