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Sandia Ridge Center

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

2216 Lester Drive NE · Albuquerque, NM 87112 · 136 beds
Phone: 5052964808
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs Special Focus Facility status; high RN turnover (60%); $114,001 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
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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
1 / 5
Staffing
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
★★
2 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • On the federal Special Focus Facility watch list for persistent quality problems.
  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (1 of 5 stars).
  • $114,001 in federal fines across 1 penalties.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (60%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 68 NM nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of NM homes
Staffing rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 31% of NM homes
Health-inspection rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of NM homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.32649hrs
Better than 44% of NM homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.60728hrs
Better than 53% of NM homes
RN turnover
60%
Better than 41% 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
Special Focus Facility Enhanced oversight
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

1
Fines
$114,001
Total fines
0
Payment denials
1
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.60728
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.32649
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.44871
Weekend nursing hours / day
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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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