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Las Alturas de Penitas, Penitas, TX: 3 star rating, fined $150,343 across 3 fines
Las Alturas de Penitas in Penitas, TX is owned by Val Verde County Hospital District, is rated 3 of 5 stars by Medicare, and was fined $150,343 across 3 fines in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 17 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on May 28, 2026, and 5 of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 414 Liberty Boulevard, Penitas, TX 78576
- Overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 2 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 130
- Residents per day
- 94 on average
- Ownership type
- For profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Val Verde County Hospital District
- Chain
- Touchstone Communities, 25 facilities
- Fines
- $150,343 across 3 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 0
- Health citations
- 17, of which 5 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- May 28, 2026
- CMS Certification Number
- 745000
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Fines and payment denials
Every fine and payment denial CMS lists for this facility in the three years, newest first.
| Date | Type | Fine amount | Denial starts | Denial days | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2025 | Fine | $11,164 | Not listed | data.cms.gov | |
| January 26, 2024 | Fine | $51,887 | Not listed | data.cms.gov | |
| December 18, 2023 | Fine | $87,292 | Not listed | data.cms.gov |
Recent health citations
Citations from health inspections, newest first.
| Survey date | Tag | What CMS cited | Scope and severity | Status | Corrected on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | F813 | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | June 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| May 28, 2026 | F695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | June 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| May 28, 2026 | F645 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | June 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| May 28, 2026 | F578 | Honor 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. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | June 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| March 30, 2026 | F755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | April 23, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| March 12, 2025 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | March 13, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| March 12, 2025 | F695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | March 13, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| February 1, 2025 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | J: isolated, immediate jeopardy | Corrected | February 2, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| February 1, 2025 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 2, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| February 1, 2025 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 2, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| February 1, 2025 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 2, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| January 26, 2024 | F692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | K: pattern, immediate jeopardy | Corrected | January 29, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| January 26, 2024 | F684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | K: pattern, immediate jeopardy | Corrected | January 29, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| December 18, 2023 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | K: pattern, immediate jeopardy | Corrected | December 20, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
| December 18, 2023 | F760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 20, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
| December 18, 2023 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | December 20, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
| October 3, 2023 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J: isolated, immediate jeopardy | Corrected | October 13, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 17 individual or personal trusts (7 managers, 1 officers, directors or trustees, 9 other disclosable parties). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde County Hospital District | Direct owner | 100% | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Touchstone Strategies, Penitas, LLC | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Frost Bank | Security interest | Not listed | February 15, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Aegis Therapies, Inc. | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Carvajal Pharmacy LTC | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Nutritious Lifestyles, Inc. | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Plante & Moran PLLC | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| The Bryon and Rena Sehlke Living Trust | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | January 1, 2023 | data.cms.gov |
| Touchstone Communities Inc | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Touchstone Realty, Penitas LLC | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| Touchstone Strategies, Penitas, LLC | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | August 8, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| Trident Health Services Inc | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 1, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
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- This facility on Medicare Care Compare
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.