La Frontera Nursing & Rehabilitation
7001 MCPHERSON ROAD, Laredo, TX, 78041
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: Touchstone Communities
- Certified beds
- 186 · avg 95 residents/day
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,021 total
State licensing & capacity
- License number
- 312196
- Service type
- Medicare/medicaid
- Licensed capacity
- 186 beds
- Bed type breakdown
- 54 Medicare-only · 132 Medicaid/Medicare
- Current license effective
- September 17, 2024
- Current license expires
- September 17, 2027
- Initial license date
- October 9, 1991
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Licensee
- Maverick County Hospital District (HOSPITAL DISTRICT/AUTHORITY)
- Operator / manager
- Laredo Operator 3, Ltd
- Administrator
- Ricardo Gonzalez
Texas HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 2026
About this community
La Frontera Nursing & Rehabilitation is a 186-bed Medicare/Medicaid nursing home in Laredo, Texas, managed by Laredo Operator 3, Ltd under a hospital district license. CMS rates it 4 stars overall, with a 5-star quality-of-care rating and a 4-star inspection score — but a 1-star staffing rating. The facility is operating at roughly 51% of licensed capacity, about 95 residents on an average day.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
What the data says
CMS rates staffing here at 1 star — the lowest tier, shared by about 38% of Texas nursing homes. Each resident receives approximately 195 minutes of nursing care per day, roughly 46 minutes less than at a 4-star-staffing facility in Texas. Residents here also require more hands-on care than at a typical facility — less mobile or medically heavier on average — so those 195 minutes stretch thinner than the raw number suggests.
Despite the staffing rating, CMS rates quality of care at 5 stars for long-stay residents and 3 stars for short-stay residents. Those scores reflect what actually happens to residents — wound rates, fall rates, hospitalizations, and similar outcomes — and are measured independently of staffing hours.
The facility is operating at roughly 51% of its 186 licensed beds, averaging about 95 residents per day. Paired with a 1-star staffing rating and otherwise above-average quality scores, that occupancy level is a data point families may want to explore directly.
CMS recorded one fine totaling $8,021 since the current data period. The state median for Texas facilities that have fines at all is $20,699, and 30% of Texas nursing homes have zero fines.
Written from CMS Care Compare and state licensing records · last updated April 19, 2026
Questions to ask when you tour
Staffing hours on weekends
CMS data shows weekend nursing hours drop to about 164 minutes per resident per day — ask how weekend staffing compares to weekday coverage and how gaps are filled.
Why beds are half-filled
The facility averages about 95 residents against 186 licensed beds — ask what's driving low occupancy and whether any wings or units are unstaffed or closed.
RN presence each day
Reported RN hours come to about 36 minutes per resident per day — ask how many registered nurses are on shift at any given time, including nights and weekends.
Staffing levels for heavier-care residents
CMS data indicates residents here need more hands-on care than at a typical facility — ask how staffing assignments are adjusted when a resident's condition worsens.
Management company's role day-to-day
The license is held by Maverick County Hospital District but day-to-day operations run through Laredo Operator 3, Ltd — ask which entity sets staffing budgets and responds to family concerns.
Resident Council activity
CMS shows a Resident Council but no Family Council — ask how often the Resident Council meets and what channel families use to raise concerns formally.
Where this information comes from
- License, capacity, ownership, administrator: Texas HHS 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.