Sandia Ridge Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sandia Ridge Center is a 136-bed for-profit nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 51.0% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Sandia Ridge Center
2216 Lester Drive NEAlbuquerque, NM 87112
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.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Sandia Ridge Center, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 10% below the New Mexico average. With about 125 residents a day, that works out to roughly 248 aide hours a day, or about 31 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) | 1.98 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.93 | 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
51.0% of nursing staff at Sandia Ridge 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 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 13, 2023. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $114,001 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | Fine | $114,001 |
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. Sandia Ridge Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Sandia Ridge Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: St. John Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sandia Ridge Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Uptown Rehabilitation Center Albuquerque | 1.1 | 134 | 1.86 | 3.22 | 63.6% | 2 | None |
| Princeton Health & Rehabilitation Albuquerque | 2.0 | 369 | 2.34 | 3.61 | 45.4% | 2 | $154,457 |
| Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC Albuquerque | 2.0 | 74 | 2.13 | 3.61 | 47.0% | 5 | None |
| La Vida Llena Albuquerque | 2.4 | 58 | 2.59 | 4.15 | 64.2% | 3 | None |
| Manzano Del Sol by Purehealth Albuquerque | 2.7 | 117 | 2.54 | 4.09 | 50.6% | 1 | $26,109 |
| Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center Albuquerque | 2.8 | 178 | 2.12 | 3.69 | 70.3% | 3 | $167,434 |
| Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Albuquerque | 2.8 | 134 | 1.81 | 3.76 | 66.7% | 2 | $8,170 |
| Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque Albuquerque | 3.4 | 47 | 2.75 | 4.84 | 50.0% | 5 | $39,880 |
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.