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The Heights of Alamo

1214 S. ALAMO ROAD, ALAMO, TX, 78516
(956) 715-8600
130 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
130
CMS facility ID
676441
Care type
Nursing home
County
Hidalgo
Facility name
The Heights of Alamo
Street address
1214 S. ALAMO ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Alamo, TX 78516
Phone
(956) 715-8600

The Heights of Alamo is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Alamo, Texas. It is licensed for 130 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Texas (120 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Alamo and 1,178 skilled nursing facilities across Texas. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Heights of Alamo 15 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $8,414 in fines. 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 August 31, 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
Touchstone Communities
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Aegis Therapies, Inc.
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Apolinar, Adam
Officer — since 2015
Campbell, Leslie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Cantu Garcia, Ismael
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Capital Funding Group, Inc.
Mortgage holder — since 2020
Carvajal Pharmacy Ltc
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Carvajal, Charles
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Carvajal, Mark
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Carvajal, Raymond
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Castillo, Lynnea
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Fellbaum, Ernest
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Gilcrease, Cynthia
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Mcgarity, Jessica
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Mckee, Janet
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Nutritious Lifestyles, Inc.
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Peterson, Daniel
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Plante & Moran Pllc
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Salinas Rodriguez, Monica
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Sehlke, Bryon
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Studer, Stanley
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Stutzner, Federico
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
The Bryon and Rena Sehlke Living Trust
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Touchstone Communities Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Touchstone Realty - Alamo Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Touchstone Strategies - Alamo Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Trident Health Services Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Zurovec, Darrell
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2018-04-05
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,414 total
Last standard inspection
2025-06-05
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$346 per day (≈ $10,520/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
64% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 28% private/other
Occupancy
73% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
25% above the TX median of $277/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
130
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 2026-08-31. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-11-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 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 2025-11-14
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 2025-11-14
2025-06-05Health inspection7 citations
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 2025-06-09
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-06-09
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 2025-06-09
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 2025-06-09
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-06-09
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 2025-06-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-09
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (6 citations)
2025-05-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2025-05-06
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-05-06
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-06
2024-04-11Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-04-15
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-04-15
K-0741
E · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-04-15

Federal penalties

2025-05-05Fine$8,414
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 676441.
What people say on Google.
4.7264 ratings on Google
★★★★★Sandra Trevino · 2026-06-06 · via Google

“The front attendant was cordial and very professional with instructions easy to follow. Even when we accidentally set off the front door alarm the attendant was calm and quick to guide us with a solution. Also, the medication nurse was polite to excuse his entry as we conversed with the patient. He was cheery and positive to engage with the resident. Overall, we had a great time enjoying our…”

★★★★★rene garcia · 2026-05-27 · via Google

“Facility had great and respectable staff and members. I had a fantastic time visiting my mother while she recovers from knee surgery. Was able to push her outside in her wheelchair and even take my kids inside and out as well! Cleanliness of the facility is definitely a plus too!”

★Rosa Escobedo · 2026-03-07 · via Google

“Very nice facilities! Took my 97 year old mother for rehab therapy. The staff was very nice and answered all my questions. The following morning was a nightmare. My mother was crying. She was wet! Her diaper was soaked and passed into her sheets. This was at 8 am and did not get changed until after 9 am. They just don't follow the 2 hour routine to check on their patients. I kept complaining and…”

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Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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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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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
Displayed with attribution · refreshed on re-run
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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