Colfax General LTC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Colfax General LTC is a 33-bed for-profit nursing home in Springer, New Mexico. 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 67.9% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Colfax General LTC
615 Prospect AvenueSpringer, NM 87747
Colfax 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 Colfax General LTC, nurse aides logged 1.76 hours per resident per day, 20% below the New Mexico average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 54 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% 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 | 0.07 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.60 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.12 | 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
67.9% of nursing staff at Colfax General LTC 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Colfax General LTC holds 5 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Colfax General LTC
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Colfax General LTC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Miners Colfax Medical Center Raton | 37.5 | 37 | 2.54 | 4.66 | 44.4% | 5 | None |
| Taos Healthcare Taos | 54.5 | 100 | 1.72 | 2.96 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Trinidad Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Trinidad · abuse citation | 56.3 | 119 | 2.26 | 3.27 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| La Vida Buena Healthcare Las Vegas | 62.5 | 102 | 1.75 | 2.78 | 40.7% | 2 | $105,374 |
| The NM Behavioral Health Institute at Las Vegas Las Vegas | 63.8 | 162 | 2.78 | 4.08 | 25.4% | 5 | $18,353 |
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.