Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation

How does CMS rate Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation in Mercedes, Texas?

CMS rates Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation 1 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 stars for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 4 for quality measures.

About 85 residents live there on an average day, 69% of certified beds, below the 78% median for certified homes in Hidalgo County.

What did Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation's latest health inspection find?

CMS dates Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation's last standard inspection April 9, 2026, and the cycle carries 15 health deficiencies: 5 from the survey and 10 from complaints.

The cycle before that (standard survey February 5, 2025) had 16 deficiencies. The median latest-cycle count across certified homes in Hidalgo County is 11, which puts Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation above the local middle.

Within CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 2 fines totaling $16,611 and 0 payment denials.

What do staffing and turnover look like at Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation?

CMS's payroll-based figures credit Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation with 3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day (below the Hidalgo County median of 3.30), of which 0.24 are RN hours.

Nurse aides account for 1.88 hours per resident day. Weekend total nurse staffing is 2.66 hours per resident day. Nursing staff turnover is 42.9%, above the Hidalgo County median of 38.5%; RN turnover is 40.0%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.

Does Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation accept Medicare and Texas Medicaid?

CMS lists Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation as certified for Medicare and Medicaid, so it can bill Medicare for qualifying short-term skilled stays and Texas Medicaid for long-term residents who qualify financially and medically.

A rehab admission after a hospital stay usually starts under Medicare Part A, which covers up to 100 days with a daily copay after day 20. When skilled care ends, the bill shifts to private funds, insurance or Medicaid. A Texas Medicaid resident keeps a $75 monthly personal needs allowance; the rest of their income goes toward the cost of care.

Which nursing homes are closest to Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation?

The closest other certified nursing home is Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Weslaco in Weslaco (6.1 mi, CMS 2 of 5), and the nearest acute-care hospital is Knapp Medical Center, about 9.1 miles away.

What should we raise on a visit to Mid Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation?

Start with what the record raises: ask for the plan of correction covering the 15 deficiencies from April 9, 2026 and what has been re-checked since.

• Turnover of 42.9% is above the local median; ask what share of aides on nights and weekends are agency staff.
• Ask what led to the $16,611 in CMS fines and whether the problem has been closed out.
• With occupancy near 69%, ask which halls have openings and why.
• CMS shows a resident council; ask when it meets and how families raise concerns.
• Ask whether nurses and aides on every shift speak Spanish, and how care conferences are held for Spanish-speaking families.
• Ask who the attending physicians are and how often they see long-term residents.