Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

How many stars does Medicare give Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS rates Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 stars for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 4 for quality measures.

About 105 residents live there on an average day, 62% of certified beds, below the 78% median for certified homes in Hidalgo County.

How many deficiencies does CMS show for Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS dates Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's last standard inspection April 2, 2026, and the cycle carries 8 health deficiencies: 7 from the survey and 1 from complaints.

Looking one cycle back to January 8, 2025, CMS shows 12 deficiencies. Hidalgo County's certified homes have a median of 11 in their latest cycle, so this home sits at or below that mark.

CMS shows no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.

What do staffing and turnover look like at Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS's payroll-based figures credit Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with 3.50 total nurse hours per resident per day (above the Hidalgo County median of 3.30), of which 0.40 are RN hours.

Nurse aides account for 2.24 hours per resident day. Weekend total nurse staffing is 3.11 hours per resident day. Nursing staff turnover is 37.9%, essentially level with the Hidalgo County median of 38.5%; RN turnover is 33.3%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.

Is Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center certified for Medicaid long-term stays?

CMS lists Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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.

Medicare's skilled nursing benefit requires a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days and pays in full only for the first 20 days; a daily coinsurance applies from day 21 to day 100. Long-term custodial care is paid privately, by long-term care insurance, or by Medicaid. A Texas Medicaid resident keeps a $75 monthly personal needs allowance; the rest of their income goes toward the cost of care.

What are the alternatives near Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mission?

The closest other certified nursing home is Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care in Mission (0.2 mi, CMS 4 of 5), and the nearest acute-care hospital is Mission Regional Medical Center, about 2.8 miles away.

Which questions does Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's CMS record raise?

Take the CMS data with you. To begin, ask for the full statement of deficiencies from April 2, 2026, even though the count (8) is not high.

• Turnover is at or below the local median; ask which charge nurses and aides have been there longest.
• With occupancy near 62%, 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.