CCN 675635 · Cameron County, Texas
Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1001 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520
Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 122-bed nonprofit nursing home in Brownsville, Texas, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1996. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 84.2 residents a day, about 69% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $12.4 million originally, at 3.43%, with $10.3 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in January 2052.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 122
- Average residents per day
- 84.2 (69.0% of beds)
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Val Verde County Hospital District
- Certified since
- Sep 11, 1996
- Chain or affiliated group
- Wellsential Health (67 facilities, chain average 2.7 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Texas median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 | State spread: 322 at 1, 244 at 2, 247 at 3, 211 at 4, 141 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.32 | 3.27 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 2.95 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.4% | 52.1% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 69.0% | 68.6% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 14 (Jan 15, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Ebony Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center meets that part today: 4 stars overall, 3 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde County Hospital DistrictOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 04/01/2022 |
| Regency Ihs of Ebony Lake LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/01/2022 |
| Regency Integrated Health Services LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/01/2022 |
| Val Verde County Hospital DistrictOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/01/2022 |
| Dekowski, DonovanIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/01/2022 |
| Spear, NanetteIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/15/2021 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2022 | Val Verde County Hospital District | Regency Ihs of Ebony Lake LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2016 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Regency - Ebony Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr, 115 beds. Lender at endorsement: Keybank National Association | $12,416,000 | Active: 3.43%, $10,311,957 balanceMatures Jan 1, 2052. Servicer: Keybank National Association | 11522344 |
| Nov 15, 2000 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Ebony Lake Healthcare Center. Lender at endorsement: Highlands Residential Mortgage Ltd | $6,615,000 | Ended Feb 29, 2012Prepayment | 11522211 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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