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Las Alturas De Penitas

414 Liberty Blvd., Penitas, TX, 78576

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 745000

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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 June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Touchstone Communities
Certified beds
130 · avg 88 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
30.6%lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 53.8% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
28.6%lower than most Texas nursing homesTexas avg: 52.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Texas averageTexas avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
4 fines · $166,236 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
745000
Certified beds
130 beds · avg 88 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Val Verde County Hospital District
Chain affiliation
Touchstone Communities

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitOther

Chain affiliation

Part of the Touchstone Communities chain — 25 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 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 May 2026.

Federal inspection record

15 health citations on file5 immediate-jeopardy findings10 from complaints4 federal fines totalling $166K

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 15)

  • D0755·Mar 30, 2026Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • 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.

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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 Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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