Ladera Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ladera Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 35.1% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Ladera Center
5901 Ouray Road NwAlbuquerque, NM 87120
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 Ladera Center, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 14% below the New Mexico average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 212 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 1.90 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
35.1% of nursing staff at Ladera 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 30.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 28, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $106,581 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2024 | Fine | $20,748 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Fine | $85,833 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Payment Denial | 18 days from Oct 13, 2023 |
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. Ladera Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Ladera Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Peak Medical New Mexico No 3 LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 24, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ladera Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| South Valley Care Center LLC Albuquerque | 4.0 | 58 | 2.51 | 3.33 | 67.9% | 5 | None |
| Odelia Healthcare Albuquerque | 4.6 | 119 | 1.76 | 3.18 | 47.6% | 4 | $4,088 |
| Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque Albuquerque | 5.7 | 47 | 2.75 | 4.84 | 50.0% | 5 | $39,880 |
| Spanish Trails Wellness & Rehabilitation Albuquerque · abuse citation | 5.9 | 134 | 2.25 | 3.38 | 64.4% | 3 | $57,519 |
| Las Estancias by Pure Health Albuquerque | 6.5 | 120 | 2.54 | 3.94 | 32.5% | 5 | None |
| Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Albuquerque · staffing data not validated | 6.9 | 120 | — | — | — | 1 | $30,409 |
| Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Albuquerque | 6.9 | 134 | 1.81 | 3.76 | 66.7% | 2 | $8,170 |
| Manzano Del Sol by Purehealth Albuquerque | 7.0 | 117 | 2.54 | 4.09 | 50.6% | 1 | $26,109 |
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.