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Sorrento

2739 BABCOCK, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78229
(210) 616-3250
112 licensed beds

CMS rates Sorrento 3 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 57 citations across 18 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
112
CMS facility ID
676378
Care type
Nursing home
County
Bexar
Facility name
Sorrento
Street address
2739 BABCOCK
City / state / ZIP
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 616-3250

Sorrento is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in San Antonio, Texas. It is licensed for 112 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 341 senior care facilities in San Antonio 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 Cantex Continuing Care, a group of 37 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Sorrento 57 times across 18 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Cantex Continuing Care
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Evans, Robert
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Hooper, Grady
Officer — since 2015
Shelton, Rolanda
Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Sorrento Continuing Care Center Ltd. Co.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
18 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2015-01-21
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
13 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-08-22
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$542 per day (≈ $16,480/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
44% Medicaid · 23% Medicare · 33% private/other
Occupancy
76% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
96% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
112
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.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2026-05-20
2025-11-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0565
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2025-12-01
15 earlier / fire-safety inspections (55 citations)
2025-08-22Health inspection11 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-08-23
F-0578
D · No harm found
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 2025-08-23
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 2025-08-23
F-0640
E · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2025-08-23
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 2025-08-23
F-0698
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-08-23
F-0726
E · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-08-23
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-08-23
F-0761
D · 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 2025-08-23
F-0809
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Corrected 2025-08-23
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-08-23
2025-07-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
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 2025-07-18
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 2025-07-18
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0810
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Corrected 2025-07-18
F-0842
E · 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 2025-07-18
2025-06-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0604
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-06-21
F-0609
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-06-21
2025-05-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0755
E · 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 2025-06-15
F-0842
E · 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 2025-06-15
2024-07-26Health inspection9 citations
F-0580
E · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-09-02
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-09-02
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 2024-09-02
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-09-02
F-0761
D · 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 2024-09-02
F-0812
F · 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 2024-09-02
F-0814
D · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-09-02
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 2024-09-02
F-0925
D · No harm found
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2024-09-02
2024-07-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 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 2024-07-22
F-0620
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
Corrected 2024-07-22
F-0644
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-07-22
F-0655
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-07-22
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 2024-07-22
2024-07-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0623
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-07-06
F-0626
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Corrected 2024-07-06
2024-06-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-07-01
2024-04-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0622
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Corrected 2024-05-03
F-0623
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-05-03
F-0660
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Corrected 2024-05-03
F-0839
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Corrected 2024-05-03
2024-03-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-03-14
F-0712
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Corrected 2024-03-14
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-03-14
2023-11-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-11-02
2023-06-02Health inspection3 citations
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2023-06-07
F-0640
D · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2023-06-07
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-06-07
2025-08-22Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0004
E · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2025-08-23
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-08-23
2024-07-26Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-09-02
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-09-02
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-09-02
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-09-02
2023-06-02Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0345
E · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-06-27
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 676378.
How it compares in Texas.
Inspection citations, 3 years
57
More than 86% 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
3.6
Higher than 74% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.3
Nursing staff turnover, annual
52%
Higher than 55% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 50%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Texas average on 14 and worse on 0. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased16.2%15.8%13.5%Near state average
Lose too much weight0.5%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 symptoms0.9%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 injury3.3%3.2%3.2%Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.6%96.4%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened4.0%12.9%12.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication15.2%17.8%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.0%97.0%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers2.1%3.7%4.5%Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.8%12.5%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication3.4%9.8%15.4%Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.962.051.81Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.061.971.69Better than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.8%88.7%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1%1.4%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine88.5%85.4%80.1%Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission23.6%25.5%23.4%Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit4.9%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 4 inspections. Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
  • F-0656 3 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 3 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  • F-0578 2 inspections. 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.
  • F-0640 2 inspections. Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
  • 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.
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

  • San Antonio Va Medical Center (va South Texas Healthcare System), about 0.6 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
  • University Health System, about 1.0 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
  • Methodist Hospital, about 1.1 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

What people say on Google.
4.3503 ratings on Google
★★★★★Juanita Zepeda · 2026-03-18 · via Google

“It is well nice kept clean. Friendly environment. My tia Amelia Villarreal is taken care very well. She is now seating up on the recliner and eating her three meals day. Tia was very active a while back in years. She hand green thumb growing plants. She worked in West Texas for many years. She raised to kids and granddaughter Kayla at 2yrs. She it a wonderful tia use. She came to house every weeke…”

★★★★★Nadine Guerrero · 2025-12-11 · via Google

“Sorrento is truly one of the most beautiful and well-kept facilities I’ve seen. The moment you walk in, it feels more like a luxury hotel than a healthcare community. Everything is clean, bright, and thoughtfully maintained. The environment is inviting, elegant, and comforting for residents and families. You can tell the staff takes real pride in the building and its presentation. An absolutely st…”

★★★★★Johnny Silva · 2026-05-07 · via Google

“There are a lot of hard workers in this building. The extra amenities are nice and help with comfort and feeling closer to home. The court yards offer a safe place for your loved one to get fresh air with some nice landscaping. The Administrator Britt is great! As well as the nursing team with Don Frank are exceptional.”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-11-06
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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