Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center is a 178-bed for-profit nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 70.3% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
5123 Juan Tabo Boulevard NEAlbuquerque, NM 87111
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 Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.12 hours per resident per day, 4% below the New Mexico average. With about 130 residents a day, that works out to roughly 275 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Mexico avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.12 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.69 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.23 | 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
70.3% of nursing staff at Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center 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 76.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $167,434 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2025 | Fine | $39,507 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Fine | $14,269 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Fine | $98,550 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $3,145 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Fine | $11,963 |
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. Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: St. Catherine Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 26, 2013
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| La Vida Llena Albuquerque | 0.5 | 58 | 2.59 | 4.15 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC Albuquerque | 0.7 | 74 | 2.13 | 3.61 | 47.0% | 5 | None |
| Sandia Ridge Center Albuquerque · SFF candidate | 2.8 | 136 | 1.98 | 3.33 | 51.0% | 1 | $114,001 |
| Las Palomas Center Albuquerque · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.2 | 120 | 1.79 | 3.51 | 67.9% | 1 | $294,513 |
| Uptown Rehabilitation Center Albuquerque | 3.8 | 134 | 1.86 | 3.22 | 63.6% | 2 | None |
| Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Albuquerque | 4.0 | 134 | 1.81 | 3.76 | 66.7% | 2 | $8,170 |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque Albuquerque | 4.1 | 120 | 1.70 | 3.47 | 64.8% | 2 | $80,909 |
| Princeton Health & Rehabilitation Albuquerque | 4.8 | 369 | 2.34 | 3.61 | 45.4% | 2 | $154,457 |
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.