Overview
Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Texas average of 2.8. It is the highest-rated of the 7 nursing homes in Brownsville. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 67% 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 January 15, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 68% of Texas nursing homes have been fined.
Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nonprofit facility with 122 certified beds, caring for about 79 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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.
Top 15%
Top 10%
Top 7%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.46 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.36 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.74 hrs
- Nurse aides2.36 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 79
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 11, 1996
- 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