Silver City Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Silver City Care Center is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Silver City, New Mexico, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 51.9% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Silver City Care Center
3514 Fowler AvenueSilver City, NM 88061
Grant 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 Silver City Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, 5% below the New Mexico average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 149 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Mexico avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
51.9% of nursing staff at Silver City Care 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $21,200 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025 | Fine | $21,200 |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Payment Denial | 33 days from Feb 27, 2025 |
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. Silver City Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Silver City Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: 3514 Fowler Avenue Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Silver City Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fort Bayard Medical Center Santa Clara | 6.6 | 200 | 4.39 | 6.27 | 33.1% | 4 | $83,501 |
| Luna Wellness Rehabilitation, LLC Deming | 46.8 | 66 | 1.63 | 3.14 | — | 2 | $66,876 |
| New Mexico State Veterans Home Truth or Consequences | 62.1 | 131 | 4.47 | 6.02 | 84.1% | 3 | $44,226 |
| Paloma Springs Healthcare LLC T or C | 63.5 | 94 | 2.16 | 3.11 | 30.0% | 4 | $19,971 |
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.