Cedar Ridge Inn: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cedar Ridge Inn is a 101-bed for-profit nursing home in Farmington, New Mexico. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 40.9% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Cedar Ridge Inn
800 Saguaro TrailFarmington, NM 87401
San Juan 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 Cedar Ridge Inn, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, 7% above the New Mexico average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 223 aide hours a day, or about 28 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) | 2.36 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.14 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.83 | 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
40.9% of nursing staff at Cedar Ridge Inn 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 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $35,406 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | Fine | $27,040 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Fine | $8,366 |
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. Cedar Ridge Inn holds 5 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Cedar Ridge Inn
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Farmington Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 20, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cedar Ridge Inn
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| San Juan Care Center Farmington | 3.9 | 93 | 2.20 | 3.16 | 52.9% | 5 | None |
| Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation Farmington | 3.9 | 50 | 2.36 | 4.34 | 66.7% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Farmington Farmington | 4.0 | 144 | 2.27 | 3.40 | 33.0% | 3 | $99,247 |
| Aztec Healthcare Aztec · abuse citation | 10.3 | 112 | 1.83 | 2.75 | 72.1% | 2 | $105,228 |
| Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Bloomfield | 12.3 | 95 | 2.06 | 2.98 | 54.8% | 3 | $73,226 |
| Durango Health and Rehabilitation Durango · abuse citation | 40.0 | 133 | 1.36 | 2.90 | 31.0% | 1 | None |
| The Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Mancos | 40.2 | 110 | 1.77 | 2.81 | 51.0% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Durango | 43.0 | 40 | 2.12 | 3.67 | 42.1% | 5 | None |
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.