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 HHS 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 HHS licensing registry · as of April 16, 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 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.