CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Hidalgo County, Texas
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 22 nursing homes in Hidalgo County, Texas qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Hidalgo County as urban.
In Texas, 600 of 1,177 nursing homes (51.0%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFREDO GONZALEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | Texvet | 160 | 676063 |
| Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 194 | 675162 |
| Colonial Manor Advanced Rehab & Healthcare | Pharr | Yes, urban county | Hamilton County Hospital District | 123 | 675044 |
| Edinburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Edinburg | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 120 | 675785 |
| Grand Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 93 | 455586 |
| Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Edinburg | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 126 | 676346 |
| Las Alturas de Penitas | Penitas | Yes, urban county | Touchstone Communities | 130 | 745000 |
| McAllen Nursing Center | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | Advanced Healthcare Solutions | 122 | 455560 |
| McAllen Transitional Care Center | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 100 | 676042 |
| MID VALLEY NURSING & REHABILITATION | Mercedes | Yes, urban county | Touchstone Communities | 123 | 676414 |
| Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Mission | Yes, urban county | Hmg Healthcare | 170 | 455761 |
| Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care | Mission | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 120 | 676446 |
| SAN JUAN NURSING HOME, INC. | San Juan | Yes, urban county | 114 | 455484 | |
| THE HEIGHTS OF ALAMO | Alamo | Yes, urban county | Touchstone Communities | 130 | 676441 |
| Valley Grande Manor | Weslaco | Yes, urban county | 147 | 455621 | |
| Village Healthcare and Rehabilitation | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 114 | 675689 |
| WESLACO NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Weslaco | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 120 | 676037 |
| WINDSOR ARBOR VIEW | Edinburg | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 120 | 676206 |
| WINDSOR LAS PALMAS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENT | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 120 | 675415 |
| WINDSOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER OF EDINB | Edinburg | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 96 | 675414 |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Mcall | Mcallen | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 110 | 455662 |
| WINDSOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER OF WESLA | Weslaco | Yes, urban county | Wellsential Health | 120 | 675363 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.