Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation is a 134-bed for-profit nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 66.7% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation
103 Hospital Loop NEAlbuquerque, NM 87109
Bernalillo County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.81 hours per resident per day, 18% below the New Mexico average. With about 120 residents a day, that works out to roughly 217 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Mexico avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.81 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.94 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.76 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.38 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
66.7% of nursing staff at Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a New Mexico average of 53.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,170 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | Fine | $8,170 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Spanish Trails Wellness & Rehabilitation Albuquerque · abuse citation | 1.2 | 134 | 2.25 | 3.38 | 64.4% | 3 | $57,519 |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque Albuquerque | 1.7 | 120 | 1.70 | 3.47 | 64.8% | 2 | $80,909 |
| Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque Albuquerque | 1.9 | 47 | 2.75 | 4.84 | 50.0% | 5 | $39,880 |
| Sandia Ridge Center Albuquerque · SFF candidate | 2.8 | 136 | 1.98 | 3.33 | 51.0% | 1 | $114,001 |
| Uptown Rehabilitation Center Albuquerque | 3.1 | 134 | 1.86 | 3.22 | 63.6% | 2 | None |
| Odelia Healthcare Albuquerque | 3.2 | 119 | 1.76 | 3.18 | 47.6% | 4 | $4,088 |
| Las Palomas Center Albuquerque · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.2 | 120 | 1.79 | 3.51 | 67.9% | 1 | $294,513 |
| Manzano Del Sol by Purehealth Albuquerque | 3.3 | 117 | 2.54 | 4.09 | 50.6% | 1 | $26,109 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.