Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare
Nursing Home Facility
4301 South Expressway 83, Harlingen, TX 78550
OUR MISSION Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare is a place where residents and their families feel loved, informed, and comfortable. By creating an empowered, professional work environment, our employees are free to meet our customers' needs everyday. The Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare experience renews our residents' health and hopes for the future by providing a surprising level of attention and service. It is our pleasure to serve each other and our residents.
Operated by The Ensign Group, which runs 419 communities in our directory.
Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare is licensed for 100 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Harlingen average about 78 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 83% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Harlingen average about 4.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2025 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 40%.
The community is located in Cameron County, TX.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 18 problems at Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 12 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $8,021.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Environmental
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Veranda Rehabilitation & Healthcare offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Beds / units 100
- Occupancy 83%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 40%
- Last health inspection June 2025
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