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Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

1001 CENTRAL BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78520
(956) 541-0917
wellsentialhealth.org/location/ebony-lake-nursing-rehabilitation-center
122 licensed beds

CMS rates Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 24 citations across 13 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
122
CMS facility ID
675635
Care type
Nursing home
County
Cameron
Facility name
Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Street address
1001 CENTRAL BLVD
City / state / ZIP
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone
(956) 541-0917
Website
wellsentialhealth.org/location/ebony-lake-nursing-rehabilitation-center

About this facility — Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brownsville, Texas. It is licensed for 122 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 24 senior care facilities in Brownsville and 1,179 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Wellsential Health, a group of 67 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 24 times across 13 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Wellsential Health
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Val Verde County Hospital District
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2022
1001 Central Blvd Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Adames, Ricardo
Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Baird, Daniel
Governing body — since 2021
Calderon, Javier
Officer — since 2024
Carvajal, Antonio
Governing body — since 2024
Chacon, Moraima
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Chartrand, Daniel
Officer — since 2014
Clapp, Barbara
Governing body — since 2021
Cortese, Daren
Governing body — since 2021
Csv Rhea Management Holdco, Llc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Dekowski, Donovan
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Diaz, Cris
Governing body — since 2020
Dwd Tx Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Gibson, Patricia
Governing body — since 2021
Gomez, Seferino
Officer — since 2024
Gonzales, Veronica
Governing body — since 2024
Guerrero, Miriam
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Jurado, Jorge
Governing body · Officer — since 2023
Kaufman, Nicole
Governing body — since 2021
Keenen, Lee
Officer — since 2022
Mandelbaum, Elliot
Governing body — since 2025
Otazo, Julio
Governing body — since 2022
Palmer, Robin
Governing body — since 2020
Reg Leased Opco Llc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Reg Operator Holdco Llc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Regency Ihs Clinical Consulting, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Regency Ihs of Ebony Lake Llc
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Regency Ihs Rehab Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Regency Integrated Health Services Llc
Indirect owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Regency Texas Holdings Llc
Indirect owner — since 2022
Spear, Nanette
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1996-09-11
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
12 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-01-15
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$232 per day (≈ $7,050/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
83% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 12% private/other
Occupancy
59% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
16% below the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
122
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2026-04-30
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-04-30
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-04-30
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-04-30
2026-03-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0578
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2026-03-26
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-03-26
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2026-02-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2026-02-19
2026-01-15Health inspection5 citations
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-01-29
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-01-29
F-0800
D · No harm foundFood safety
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Corrected 2026-01-29
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-01-29
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-01-29
2025-09-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0583
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-19
2025-05-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-05-14
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-05-14
2024-09-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-10-04
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-10-04
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-04
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-04
2023-11-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-11-07
2023-06-30Health inspection3 citations
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-07-01
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-07-01
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-07-01
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 675635.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Texas.
Inspection citations, 3 years
24
More than 24% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 33
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $15,642
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.5
Higher than 67% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
29%
Higher than 5% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 50%

Resident outcomes

On 19 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Texas average on 16 and worse on 1. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased7.8%15.8%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight1.8%2.9%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.0%0.3%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection0.0%0.8%1.5%Better than state
Have depressive symptoms1.6%2.3%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.0%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.8%3.2%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%96.4%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened0.3%12.9%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication13.9%17.8%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%97.0%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers1.2%3.7%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.7%12.5%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication3.9%9.8%15.4%Better than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%88.7%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.7%1.4%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine98.9%85.4%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission15.3%25.5%23.4%Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit10.7%12.2%11.8%Better than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • F-0842 5 inspections. Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
  • F-0656 2 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  • F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  • F-0761 2 inspections. 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.
  • F-0812 2 inspections. Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  • F-0583 2 inspections. Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

What its owners also hold

  • Regency Integrated Health Services Llc has an ownership stake on file at 70 nursing homes, averaging 2.9 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center Inc has an ownership stake on file at 68 nursing homes, averaging 2.8 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Regency Texas Holdings Llc has an ownership stake on file at 63 nursing homes, averaging 2.8 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
  • Reg Operator Holdco Llc has an ownership stake on file at 63 nursing homes, averaging 2.8 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Texas

  • Licensing: Texas Health and Human Services
  • File a complaint: 800-458-9858 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-252-2412. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-252-5400. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville, about 0.2 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • Valley Regional Medical Center, about 4.0 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
  • Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc, about 20 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.8369 ratings on Google
★★★★★Esther Yates · 2026-04-27 · via Google

“I’ve just came by to visit my mom. She looks amazing, I absolutely recommend this nursing home to your love ones if you ever feel it’s getting overwhelming for you to care for them. This place, is the place for them. Nan and the nurses including the staff are all great I’ve seen them care for my mom bath her clean her, feed her they show so much love like their own. I just love this place. A big…”

★★★★★MARIANA · 2025-12-25 · via Google

“My mother cannot speak for herself, but her actions show she is at peace here. The staff treats her with kindness, respect, and genuine care every day. From the nurses and CNAs to the kitchen staff and administration, everyone makes her feel loved and safe. As a family member, I also feel heard and supported whenever I raise a concern. That compassion — for both my mother and our family — is what…”

★★★★★Alma McFarland · 2026-01-10 · via Google

“We’re only three days into my mom’s stay, but I already felt compelled to leave a review because of the exceptional care we’ve experienced so far. Every single staff member we’ve encountered has been friendly, compassionate, and incredibly patient. From the administrators to the nurses and CNAs, everyone has been welcoming and attentive, and it truly feels like they care about both the residents a…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
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