1040 WEST ELLIS AVE, 3716, Alamo, TX 78516
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About The Heights of Alamo
THE HEIGHTS OF ALAMO is a for profit - corporation nursing home in ALAMO, TX with 130 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
130 residents
Location
Alamo, TX
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1214 S. ALAMO ROAD, Alamo, Texas 78516
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 5, 2025, state inspectors cited 9 health deficiencies (the Texas average is 9.4).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 11 minutes with each resident a day, below the Texas average of 3 hours 23 minutes.
Medicare fined The Heights of Alamo once in the last three years, $8,414 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 11 minutesBelow the Texas average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 18 minutesBelow the Texas average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 39%Below the Texas average |
Inspections
12 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
November 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 14, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 14, 2025
June 5, 2025 · Standard inspection · 7 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryPlan to fix it acceptedProvide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CarePlan to fix it acceptedDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningPlan to fix it acceptedEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningPlan to fix it acceptedHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsPlan to fix it acceptedProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CarePlan to fix it acceptedProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlPlan to fix it accepted
May 5, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 6, 2025Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected May 6, 2025Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected May 6, 2025
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $8,414 in the last three years.
- May 5, 2025Fine: $8,414
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Uvalde County Hospital Authority
- Medicare-certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 113
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- April 5, 2018
- Part of a chain
- Touchstone Communities, 25 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 676441
Location
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1214 S. ALAMO ROADAlamo, TX 78516
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Questions about The Heights of Alamo
How did The Heights of Alamo do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 5, 2025 and cited 9 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Texas average is 9.4.
How much nursing care does each resident get at The Heights of Alamo?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 11 minutes with each resident per day, including 18 minutes from registered nurses. 39% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has The Heights of Alamo been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined The Heights of Alamo once in the last three years, totaling $8,414.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.