CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Nueces 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.
None of the 14 nursing homes in Nueces County, Texas qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Nueces County as urban.
In Texas, 600 of 1,177 nursing homes (51.0%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMEDA OAKS NURSING CENTER | Corpus Christi | No | Life Care Centers of America | 146 | 455687 |
| AVIR AT CORPUS CHRISTI | Corpus Christi | No | Avir Health Group | 121 | 455697 |
| Avir at River Ridge | Corpus Christi | No | Avir Health Group | 120 | 675672 |
| Brookdale Trinity Towers | Corpus Christi | No | Brookdale Senior Living | 75 | 675773 |
| Cimarron Place Health & Rehabilitation | Corpus Christi | No | Hmg Healthcare | 120 | 676087 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Corpus Christi | No | Wellsential Health | 120 | 676107 |
| MIRADOR | Corpus Christi | No | Methodist Retirement Communities | 41 | 676303 |
| ROBSTOWN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Robstown | No | Wellsential Health | 94 | 455838 |
| San Rafael Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Corpus Christi | No | 168 | 675717 | |
| The Palms Nursing & Rehabilitation | Corpus Christi | No | Caring Healthcare Group | 204 | 455557 |
| WINDSOR CALALLEN | Corpus Christi | No | Wellsential Health | 120 | 676391 |
| WINDSOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER OF CORPU | Corpus Christi | No | 120 | 676321 | |
| Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Morga | Corpus Christi | No | Wellsential Health | 176 | 455575 |
| Wooldridge Place Nursing Center | Corpus Christi | No | Life Care Centers of America | 120 | 675637 |
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.