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Las Alturas De Penitas

For profit - Corporation  ·  414 Liberty Blvd., Penitas, TX 78576  ·  See home’s Medicare page

Ownership Change
Facility changed ownership in last 12 months.
Affiliated With Touchstone Communities
People or companies with an ownership interest in or managerial control of this home, according to CMS data.
3.41
Nurse hours/resident/day
Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
State Average: 3.3
61.3%
Nurse turnover
The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
State Average: 53.5%
130
Certified beds
Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
91
Average residents/day
Average number of residents based on daily census.
Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
Direct owners
Val Verde County Hospital District (100%)
Indirect owners
No indirect owner information
Managerial control
Touchstone Strategies Penitas, Llc since Mar, 2024
Managing employee(s)
Peter Hayden since Jan, 2024

Inspection Reports

10

total deficiencies

Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
Jan 26, 2024
Complaint report
2 deficiencies
$51,888 Fine
K

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0684
Failure to: Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident's preferences and goals.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
K

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0692
Failure to: Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
K

Dec 18, 2023
Standard report
3 deficiencies
$87,292 Fine
D

to K
K

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Some people affected
Seriousness
K

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0760
Failure to: Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0609
Failure to: Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Oct 3, 2023
Complaint report
1 deficiency
$15,893 Fine
J

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
J

Sep 13, 2022
Standard report
2 deficiencies
D

Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0695
Failure to: Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0761
Failure to: Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Jul 26, 2022
Complaint report
1 deficiency
D

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0842
Failure to: Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Apr 15, 2022
Complaint report
1 deficiency
D

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0842
Failure to: Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity
No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
Scope
Few people affected
Seriousness
D

Penalties

$155K

total fines

A nursing home receives a penalty, either a fine or payment suspensions, when it has a serious health citation or fails to fix a citation. Fines may be imposed once per citation or regularly until the nursing home corrects the citation. Fines not associated with inspection reports can include fines for not reporting COVID-19 data or not complying with infection-control requirements. Payment suspensions are when the government stops payments to the nursing home until an issue is fixed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three years of penalty information.
Jan 26, 2024
Dec 18, 2023
Oct 3, 2023