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B

80/100

Above average

Desert Springs Health Care Llc

1701 N Turner Street, Hobbs, NM 88240

CMS 5/5 stars #1 of 3 in Lea County (575) 397-0870
Certified beds
80
Occupancy
94%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $17,215 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Desert Springs Health Care Llc

Desert Springs runs 80 beds in Hobbs under corporate ownership, and its inspection record is doing a lot of the work here: 34 deficiencies on file, two of them serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy, plus one fine of $17,215. That's a meaningful amount of regulatory attention for a building this size, though the most recent inspection came in January 2026, so the current picture is fresher than most. Where it slips is staffing, 3.57 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 14% thinner than weekdays and turnover at 51.6% versus 45.8% nationally. Ask how they cover Saturday and Sunday.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing18/30Stability9/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

18/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.53 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →52% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$17,215 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.57 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.53 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.05 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover51.60%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: January 30, 2026 (9 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of OPCO SKILLED MANAGEMENT, which operates 68 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Desert Springs Health Care Llc

What is the ElderGrade for Desert Springs Health Care Llc? +

Desert Springs Health Care Llc holds an ElderGrade of B (80 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Desert Springs Health Care Llc? +

Residents receive an average of 3.57 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Desert Springs Health Care Llc been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Desert Springs Health Care Llc accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Desert Springs Health Care Llc is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.