50 Medicaid Nursing Homes With a Clean Record in New Mexico

Nurse hours

2.78 /day

Staff turnover

41%

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La Vida Buena runs on 2.78 nursing hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends dip about 10% below its own weekdays. The inspection history is the harder problem: 78 deficiencies on record, three at harm or jeopardy level, seven tied to abuse, plus nine fines totaling $112,429. Its last inspection was June 2024. Turnover at 40.7% is slightly better than the national 45.8%, and residents' quality measures score well, but a one-star inspection rating with abuse citations on file is the number a family should weigh hardest.

Nurse hours

2.90 /day

Staff turnover

54%

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Belen Meadows runs on thin staffing. At 2.90 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about a quarter below the national average, and weekends drop roughly 15% below its own weekday level, so the hours when families visit most are the hours coverage is weakest. The 1-star staffing rating reflects that. Turnover is 54% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. The record shows 50 deficiencies, including one at harm level and two abuse-related. Inspections were recent, November 2025, and the health inspection rating is 4 stars, so the home gets surveyed closely and often. A corporate-owned, 120-bed building where the people providing daily care keep changing.

Nurse hours

6.02 /day

Staff turnover

84%

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The New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth Or Consequences runs 6.02 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 56% above the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage stays within about 9% of weekday levels. That staffing cushion is doing real work, because the rest of the record is heavy: 65 deficiencies, 7 of them at harm or jeopardy level, 2 abuse-related, plus an $44,226 fine. Annual turnover hits 84.1% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people providing that generous staffing are new or on their way out. The last inspection was 2024-12-27, so the picture is current. Strong hours, unsettled workforce, and a long enforcement history, that combination is what drives the low overall grade.

Nurse hours

3.69 /day

Staff turnover

70%

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Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center runs 178 beds in Albuquerque under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are where your attention should go first. At 3.69 nurse hours per resident per day, it sits a bit under the national average, and weekends dip about 12% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is the bigger tell: 70.3% a year, well above the national 45.8%, meaning the people caring for residents are often new to the building. Its inspection record shows 67 deficiencies, five serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and $167,434 in fines across five penalties. A recent inspection in February 2025 means the picture is current, not stale.

Nurse hours

3.47 /day

Staff turnover

65%

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The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque runs on thinner nursing coverage than most homes, 3.47 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and it gets skimpier on weekends, when staffing drops about 13% below its own weekday level. That matters more when you see the inspection record: 49 deficiencies, six of them at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with $40,999 in fines across two cases. Staff turnover sits at 64.8%, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for residents are cycling out fast. Ownership is a for-profit corporation, and the last inspection was June 27, 2025.

Nurse hours

2.82 /day

Staff turnover

40%

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Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center runs 90 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are where the trouble starts. At 2.82 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 27% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 12% below its own weekday level, meaning the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover at 40.4% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so the problem isn't retention so much as how few hours are scheduled in the first place. The inspection record carries 49 deficiencies, seven of them at harm or jeopardy level and eight abuse-related, plus a single $81,641 fine.

Nurse hours

2.60 /day

Staff turnover

68%

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Colfax General Ltc runs 34 beds in Springer under for-profit partnership ownership, and its recent inspection history is genuinely strong, a 4-out-of-5 health inspection rating with a survey completed in January 2025. The staffing picture is where it gets harder to feel good about. At 2.60 nurse hours per resident day, this home sits roughly a third below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 19% below its own weekday coverage. Annual turnover of 67.9% is well above the 45.8% national figure. Twenty-six deficiencies sit on the current record, three at harm or jeopardy level and three abuse-related.

Nurse hours

0.30 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Santa Fe Care Center reports 0.30 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day. The national average is 3.86, so this home is running at roughly a twelfth of typical staffing. Its weekend numbers are about 1% above its own weekday level, which tells you the shortfall isn't a weekend problem, it's every day. The inspection record backs that up: 57 deficiencies, 5 of them at the level where harm or jeopardy was possible, and 2 tied to abuse. The last inspection was July 2024. Two fines total $25,562. For-profit corporate ownership, 120 certified beds. A 1-star staffing rating and a 2-star health inspection rating mean the federal data is flagging the same thing the numbers above show.

Nurse hours

3.44 /day

Staff turnover

59%

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Casa De Oro Center in Las Cruces runs 158 certified beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers that matter most here aren't good. The health inspection record sits at the lowest federal rating, with 97 deficiencies on file, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and nine tied to abuse. That combination is why CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most troubled nursing homes, and the two fines totaling $68,554 reflect it. Staffing tells a quieter story: 3.44 hours per resident day lands about 11% under the national average, weekends run roughly 13% thinner than weekdays, and turnover sits at 58.5% against a national 45.8%.

Nurse hours

2.92 /day

Staff turnover

61%

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Casa Arena runs on thin staffing: 2.92 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip even further below its own weekday levels. With 60.8% annual turnover, aides and nurses are cycling out faster than most homes in the country, which makes consistent care hard to deliver. The inspection record is where the real trouble sits, 92 deficiencies, including three at harm or jeopardy level and eight tied to abuse, plus $124,375 in fines. A 4/5 on quality measures doesn't offset a 1/5 on inspections and staffing; those measures largely reflect what the home reports about its own residents. The last survey was recent, June 2025, so the picture is current.