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Nursing homes in El Paso County, Texas

All 22 Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 2 cities in El Paso County, with the government's own quality ratings, nurse staffing versus the state median, and any federal safety flags. We take no money from any facility.

22
nursing homes
2
carry an abuse flag
13
rated 1 star
3.39
median nurse hrs/day (TX: 3.27)

Among 22 rated homes in El Paso, 0 have a five-star CMS overall rating and 13 have one star. Local median nurse staffing is 3.39 hours per resident per day, compared with the Texas median of 3.27. 2 carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open the report cards to compare staffing, inspections, fines, drug use, and preventable-harm measures before deciding.

What the CMS records show in El Paso County

  • El Paso County ranks 31 of 146 Texas counties we cover for median nurse staffing, in the best-staffed quarter.
  • 6 of 22 homes report fewer nurse hours than the Texas median of 3.27. The range runs from 3.05 hours per resident per day at Avir At Tierra Este to 4.79 at Center At Zaragoza, LLC.
  • 17 of 22 homes paid federal fines in roughly the last three years, about $1,209,807 in total; the most, $192,681, was at Avir At El Paso.
  • 91% of homes here are for-profit, above the Texas share of 71%. How ownership tracks quality.
  • The largest operator here is Creative Solutions In Healthcare, with 8 of the 22 homes.
  • 6 homes give long-stay residents antipsychotic drugs at twice the Texas median (8.3%) or more, highest at The Bartlett Skilled Nursing And Assisted Living (37%).

How to narrow 22 homes down

  • ·The 22 homes below are ordered best-first by CMS overall rating, so start at the top. 3 of them are rated 4 or 5 stars.
  • ·2 homes in El Paso County carry a federal abuse-warning flag. Open each report card's safety section before you tour.

Once you have a shortlist, our free nursing-home tour checklist covers the 30 questions to ask and the red flags to watch for on a visit.

All 22 homes in El Paso County

Source: CMS Care Compare (Nursing Homes), dataset 4pq5-n9py, retrieved 2026-10-05. Educational information only, not advice. See our methodology.