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Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center

An independent review of Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

5123 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE · Albuquerque, NM 87111 · 178 beds
Phone: 5052923333
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs high RN turnover (76%); $167,434 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

As of the August 2026 federal update, there were no changes to this facility's Medicare ratings, Special Focus watch-list status, fines, or complaints since the prior release.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★
3 / 5
Staffing
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★
3 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★
4 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • $167,434 in federal fines across 5 penalties.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (76%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 68 NM nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 49% of NM homes
Staffing rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 31% of NM homes
Health-inspection rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 51% of NM homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.68529hrs
Better than 70% of NM homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.46749hrs
Better than 27% of NM homes
RN turnover
76.2%
Better than 16% of NM homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in New Mexico, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

5
Fines
$167,434
Total fines
0
Payment denials
5
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.46749
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.68529
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.68371
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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