Hebbronville, TX

Meridian Care of Hebbronville

4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 6 recent health deficiencies

606 W Gruy, Hebbronville, TX

(361) 527-4411

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Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

3 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

60

Certified beds

Average residents

39

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1999-05-26

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.48

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.44 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.87

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.95 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.37

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.01 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.72

All reported nurse hours · state 3.40 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.34

RN + LPN hours · state 1.38 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.23

Weekend nurse staffing · state 2.99 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.30

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.34 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.03

Reported PT staffing · state 0.07 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.53

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.10

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.24

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

0%

Annual RN turnover

Total nurse turnover

21%

Annual nurse turnover · state 52% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

3,198

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

45.53

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9988

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Healthcare-associated infections

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Total nurse turnover

5

Baseline 45.45% · Performance 43.24% · Measure score 5 · Achievement 5 · Improvement 0.57

Adjusted total nurse staffing

4.11

Baseline 3.58 hours · Performance 4.25 hours · Measure score 4.11 · Achievement 4.11 · Improvement 2.54

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission Not Available
10.72%
Not Available · Eligible stays 23 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge to community Not Available
50.57%
Not Available · Eligible stays 10 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Medicare spending per beneficiary 1.91
1.02
0.9 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up 100%
95.27%
4.7 pts better
Numerator 23 · Denominator 23
Falls with major injury 4.35%
0.77%
3.6 pts worse
Numerator 1 · Denominator 23
Discharge self-care score Not Available
53.69%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge mobility score Not Available
50.94%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 4.35%
2.29%
2.1 pts worse
Numerator 1 · Denominator 23 · Adjusted rate 3.29%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization Not Available
7.12%
Not Available · Eligible stays 18 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 1.79%
8.2%
6.4 pts worse
Numerator 1 · Denominator 56
Staff flu vaccination coverage 70.97%
42%
29 pts better
Numerator 44 · Denominator 62
Discharge function score Not Available
56.45%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 9 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date Not Available
25.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 14 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.4
2.1
0.7 pts better
1.9
0.5 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.4 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 3.1
2.1
1 pts worse
1.8
1.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 3.1 · Observed 3.0 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0%
97.1%
2.9 pts better
93.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
97.9%
2.1 pts better
95.5%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.7%
3.3%
1.4 pts worse
3.3%
1.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.3% · Q2 5.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 5.6% · 4Q avg 4.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0%
2.7%
2.7 pts better
11.4%
11.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.7%
3.3%
0.4 pts worse
5.4%
1.7 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.1% · Q2 2.9% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 3.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.6%
18.9%
5.7 pts worse
19.6%
5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.2% · Q2 20.0% · Q3 25.0% · Q4 35.3% · 4Q avg 24.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 1.6%
10.8%
9.2 pts better
16.7%
15.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.3% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 3.2% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.0%
About the same
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 23.6%
15.4%
8.2 pts worse
16.3%
7.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.9% · Q2 41.2% · 4Q avg 23.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.7%
16.1%
4.6 pts worse
14.9%
5.8 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.3% · Q2 39.4% · Q3 26.7% · Q4 10.7% · 4Q avg 20.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0%
0.5%
0.5 pts better
1.0%
1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.7%
0.8%
0.1 pts better
1.7%
1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.7% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 12.4%
15.0%
2.6 pts better
19.8%
7.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.6% · Q2 9.9% · Q3 15.8% · Q4 5.4% · 4Q avg 12.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.0%
4.2%
1.2 pts better
5.1%
2.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 5.5% · Q4 2.8% · 4Q avg 3.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0%
89.7%
10.3 pts better
81.7%
18.3 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 17.0%
12.0%
5 pts worse
12.0%
5 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 17.0% · Observed 18.2% · Expected 11.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0%
1.5%
1.5 pts better
1.6%
1.6 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
88.0%
12 pts better
79.7%
20.3 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 25.7%
25.9%
0.2 pts better
23.9%
1.8 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 25.7% · Observed 24.2% · Expected 22.5% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-12-04 · Fire 2025-12-04

6 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 2 Health 2024-09-05 · Fire 2024-09-05

3 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Miscellaneous (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-06-01 · Fire 2023-06-01

0 health deficiencies

No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-05

K374 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2024-10-15

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-05

K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2024-10-15

Inspection history

Recent health citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-04

F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-12-05

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-04

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-12-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-04

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-12-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-04

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-12-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-10-29

F627 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

Corrected 2025-10-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-10-29

F628 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2025-10-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-05

F693 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2024-09-06

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-05

F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-09-06

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-05

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-09-06

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Balentine, Jay

Limited Partnership Interest · Individual

0% 5 facilities 2008-07-01
Levine, Andrew

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2015-07-07
Lopez, Gilda

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2024-04-24
Lozano, Ramiro

Limited Partnership Interest · Individual

0% 6 facilities 2008-07-01
Lozano, Ramiro

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 6 facilities 2008-07-01
R J Meridian Care Management Company LLC

General Partnership Interest · Organization

0% 2 facilities 2008-07-01
Salinas, Breanna

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2024-04-21

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