Casa Arena Healthcare LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Casa Arena Healthcare LLC is a 117-bed for-profit nursing home in Alamogordo, New Mexico, part of Opco Skilled Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.76 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 60.8% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Casa Arena Healthcare LLC
205 Moonglow AvenueAlamogordo, NM 88310
Otero 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 Casa Arena Healthcare LLC, nurse aides logged 1.76 hours per resident per day, 20% below the New Mexico average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 169 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Mexico avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.76 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.92 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.68 | 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
60.8% of nursing staff at Casa Arena Healthcare LLC 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 70.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $124,375 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2024 | Fine | $108,316 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Fine | $16,059 |
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. Casa Arena Healthcare LLC holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Casa Arena Healthcare LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Opco Skilled Management, 66 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 4, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Casa Arena Healthcare LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Betty Dare Wellness & Rehabilitation LLC Alamogordo | 2.7 | 90 | 2.13 | 3.74 | 67.7% | 2 | None |
| Mescalero Care Center Mescalero · staffing data not validated | 20.9 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
| Northrise Wellness & Rehabilitation Las Cruces | 59.9 | 31 | 2.38 | 4.88 | 76.7% | 2 | None |
| Las Cruces Wellness & Rehabilitation LLC Las Cruces | 60.8 | 75 | 1.83 | 4.02 | 41.2% | 3 | None |
| Calibre Post Acute, LLC Las Cruces · SFF candidate | 61.2 | 120 | 2.35 | 3.72 | 52.7% | 1 | None |
| Las Cruces Village Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC Las Cruces · abuse citation | 61.8 | 94 | 2.27 | 3.67 | 64.6% | 1 | None |
| Casa Del Sol Center Las Cruces | 61.9 | 62 | 2.04 | 3.52 | 62.3% | 3 | None |
| Casa De Oro Center Las Cruces · SFF candidate | 62.6 | 158 | 2.02 | 3.44 | 58.5% | 1 | $68,554 |
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.