New Mexico State Veterans Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
New Mexico State Veterans Home is a 131-bed government-run nursing home in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 102% above the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 84.1% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
New Mexico State Veterans Home
992 South BroadwayTruth or Consequences, NM 87901
Sierra 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 New Mexico State Veterans Home, nurse aides logged 4.47 hours per resident per day, 102% above the New Mexico average. With about 126 residents a day, that works out to roughly 562 aide hours a day, or about 70 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Mexico avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.47 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.02 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.50 | 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
84.1% of nursing staff at New Mexico State Veterans Home 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 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $44,226 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | Fine | $44,226 |
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. New Mexico State Veterans Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About New Mexico State Veterans Home
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: State of New Mexico
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 25, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near New Mexico State Veterans Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Paloma Springs Healthcare LLC T or C | 1.4 | 94 | 2.16 | 3.11 | 30.0% | 4 | $19,971 |
| Casa De Oro Center Las Cruces · SFF candidate | 53.7 | 158 | 2.02 | 3.44 | 58.5% | 1 | $68,554 |
| Fort Bayard Medical Center Santa Clara | 56.9 | 200 | 4.39 | 6.27 | 33.1% | 4 | $83,501 |
| Northrise Wellness & Rehabilitation Las Cruces | 60.7 | 31 | 2.38 | 4.88 | 76.7% | 2 | None |
| Silver City Care Center Silver City | 62.1 | 100 | 2.10 | 3.24 | 51.9% | 2 | $21,200 |
| Calibre Post Acute, LLC Las Cruces · SFF candidate | 62.5 | 120 | 2.35 | 3.72 | 52.7% | 1 | None |
| Las Cruces Wellness & Rehabilitation LLC Las Cruces | 62.8 | 75 | 1.83 | 4.02 | 41.2% | 3 | None |
| Casa Del Sol Center Las Cruces | 64.4 | 62 | 2.04 | 3.52 | 62.3% | 3 | 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.