Las Palomas Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Las Palomas 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 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 67.9% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Las Palomas Center
8100 Palomas Avenue NeAlbuquerque, NM 87109
Bernalillo County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Las Palomas Center, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 19% below the New Mexico average. With about 97 residents a day, that works out to roughly 174 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Mexico avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.79 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.01 | 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 Las Palomas 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 26 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $294,513 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Fine | $106,750 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Fine | $149,042 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Fine | $38,721 |
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. Las Palomas Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Las Palomas Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Peak Medical New Mexico No 3 LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 22, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Las Palomas Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque Albuquerque | 2.0 | 120 | 1.70 | 3.47 | 64.8% | 2 | $80,909 |
| Fiesta Park Wellness & Rehabilitation Albuquerque · abuse citation | 2.5 | 105 | 2.23 | 3.64 | 30.7% | 2 | $39,025 |
| Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center Albuquerque | 3.2 | 178 | 2.12 | 3.69 | 70.3% | 3 | $167,434 |
| Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Albuquerque | 3.2 | 134 | 1.81 | 3.76 | 66.7% | 2 | $8,170 |
| Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC Albuquerque | 3.3 | 74 | 2.13 | 3.61 | 47.0% | 5 | None |
| La Vida Llena Albuquerque | 3.6 | 58 | 2.59 | 4.15 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Spanish Trails Wellness & Rehabilitation Albuquerque · abuse citation | 3.7 | 134 | 2.25 | 3.38 | 64.4% | 3 | $57,519 |
| Sandia Ridge Center Albuquerque · SFF candidate | 4.5 | 136 | 1.98 | 3.33 | 51.0% | 1 | $114,001 |
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.
Explore next
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.