La Vida Buena Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Vida Buena Healthcare is a 102-bed for-profit nursing home in Las Vegas, New Mexico, part of Opco Skilled Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 40.7% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
La Vida Buena Healthcare
2301 Collins DriveLas Vegas, NM 87701
San Miguel 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 La Vida Buena Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.75 hours per resident per day, 21% below the New Mexico average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 160 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 1.75 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.78 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.49 | 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
40.7% of nursing staff at La Vida Buena Healthcare 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 40.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 21, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 27 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $105,374 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | Fine | $16,350 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Fine | $12,048 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Fine | $61,097 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Jul 31, 2024 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $10,586 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $2,823 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $2,470 |
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. La Vida Buena Healthcare holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About La Vida Buena Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Opco Skilled Management, 66 homes
- Legal name: La Vida Buena Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near La Vida Buena Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The NM Behavioral Health Institute at Las Vegas Las Vegas | 1.4 | 162 | 2.78 | 4.08 | 25.4% | 5 | $18,353 |
| Santa Fe Care Center Santa Fe · many days without an RN | 41.1 | 120 | 0.30 | 0.30 | — | 1 | $25,562 |
| Casa Real Santa Fe · Special Focus Facility | 41.1 | 118 | 2.23 | 3.63 | 61.9% | — | $153,051 |
| Taos Healthcare Taos | 55.5 | 100 | 1.72 | 2.96 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Colfax General LTC Springer | 62.5 | 33 | 1.76 | 2.60 | 67.9% | 5 | None |
| Los Alamos Wellness & Rehabilitation Los Alamos · abuse citation | 62.8 | 64 | 2.06 | 3.09 | 54.2% | 2 | $91,403 |
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.