Taos Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Taos Healthcare is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Taos, New Mexico, part of Opco Skilled Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Taos Healthcare
1340 Maestas RoadTaos, NM 87571
Taos 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 Taos Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.72 hours per resident per day, 22% below the New Mexico average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 161 aide hours a day, or about 20 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) | 1.72 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.96 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.55 | 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
33.3% of nursing staff at Taos Healthcare 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 38.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Taos Healthcare holds 4 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Taos Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Opco Skilled Management, 66 homes
- Legal name: Taos Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 5, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Taos Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Los Alamos Wellness & Rehabilitation Los Alamos · abuse citation | 52.3 | 64 | 2.06 | 3.09 | 54.2% | 2 | $91,403 |
| Casa Real Santa Fe · Special Focus Facility | 53.2 | 118 | 2.23 | 3.63 | 61.9% | — | $153,051 |
| Santa Fe Care Center Santa Fe · many days without an RN | 53.4 | 120 | 0.30 | 0.30 | — | 1 | $25,562 |
| Colfax General LTC Springer | 54.5 | 33 | 1.76 | 2.60 | 67.9% | 5 | None |
| La Vida Buena Healthcare Las Vegas | 55.5 | 102 | 1.75 | 2.78 | 40.7% | 2 | $105,374 |
| The NM Behavioral Health Institute at Las Vegas Las Vegas | 55.9 | 162 | 2.78 | 4.08 | 25.4% | 5 | $18,353 |
| Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center La Jara · abuse citation | 65.7 | 60 | 2.28 | 3.48 | 42.9% | 1 | $54,946 |
| Miners Colfax Medical Center Raton | 72.0 | 37 | 2.54 | 4.66 | 44.4% | 5 | 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.