Overview
Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 8th of 8 nursing homes in McAllen. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 65% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 13, 2026, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $63,129 in the past three years.
Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nonprofit facility with 194 certified beds, caring for about 149 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $63,129
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.36 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.84 hrs
- Nurse aides1.96 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 194
- Average residents per day
- 149
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 21, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes