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New Mexico

Nursing Home Staffing Profile — 2025Q3

67 facilities5,631 residents3.57 avg HPRD

vs National Average

-0.33 HPRD

National avg: 3.90 · New Mexico: 3.57

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New Mexico ranks among the lower-performing states for nursing home staffing, with an average of 3.57 HPRD — 0.33 hours below the national average. Only 34.3% of facilities meet the CMS staffing benchmark of 3.48 HPRD, compared to 65.8% nationally. RN staffing averages 0.63 HPRD, with 26.9% of facilities meeting the 0.75 research recommendation.

3.57

Average Total HPRD

All nursing staff combined

▼ 0.33 vs national

0.63

Average RN HPRD

Recommended: 0.75

▼ 0.06 vs national

34.3%

Meet CMS Benchmark

23 of 67 facilities

16.6%

Avg Weekend Drop-off

Staffing reduction on Sat/Sun

10.6%

Avg Agency Staff

Contractor/temp worker hours

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Had Zero-RN Days

Data unavailable

3.27

Median HPRD

50th percentile (less skewed by outliers)

F-Rated Facilities

Under 2.5 HPRD — critically understaffed

Grade Distribution

How New Mexico's 67 facilities grade out

HPRD Distribution

Where facilities fall across the staffing spectrum

Staffing by Ownership Type

For-profit facilities consistently staff lower than non-profit and government-run homes

For-Profit

3.33

avg HPRD

56 facilities (84%)

Non-Profit

4.41

avg HPRD

7 facilities (10%)

Government

5.36

avg HPRD

4 facilities (6%)

💡 Non-profit facilities in New Mexico average 1.08 more HPRD than for-profit ones — about 32% higher staffing.

▲ Best Staffed in New Mexico

Top 5 by total nurse HPRD

A+

Fort Bayard Medical Center

Northrise Wellness & Rehabilitation

The Neighborhood In Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho

6.08 HPRD

RN: 1.16

New Mexico State Veterans Home

Truth or Consequences

5.99 HPRD

RN: 0.38

A+

Miners Colfax Medical Center

Raton

5.63 HPRD

RN: 1.99

▼ Most Understaffed in New Mexico

Bottom 5 by total nurse HPRD

La Vida Buena Healthcare

Las Vegas

2.29 HPRD

RN: 0.60

Lovington Healthcare LLC

Lovington

2.84 HPRD

RN: 0.43

Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Bloomfield

2.85 HPRD

RN: 0.56

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County Breakdown

Staffing metrics by county in New Mexico — click a county to see individual facilities

Avg HPRD— total nurse hours per resident per day:≥ 3.48 meets federal benchmark,3.0–3.47 below benchmark,< 3.0 critically low

Meet Benchmark— share of facilities in the county at or above the 3.48 HPRD federal minimum:≥ 50%35–49%< 35%

County	Facilities ↓	Avg HPRD	RN HPRD	Meet Benchmark	Grades
▸Bernalillo	18	3.60	0.71	44.4%	Mostly C
▸Dona Ana	6	4.19	0.53	50.0%	Mixed D/A+
▸San Juan	6	3.51	0.64	33.3%	Mixed C/A
▸Chaves	3	3.33	0.46	33.3%	Mostly C
▸Sandoval	3	4.15	0.67	33.3%	Mixed A+/C
▸Lea	3	3.04	0.46	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Curry	3	3.62	0.57	33.3%	Mostly D
▸Mckinley	2	3.12	0.57	0.0%	Mixed C/D
▸Cibola	2	4.33	0.87	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Colfax	2	3.83	1.34	50.0%	Mixed A+/F
▸Eddy	2	3.52	0.69	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Grant	2	4.73	0.87	50.0%	Mixed A+/D
▸Otero	2	3.06	0.52	0.0%	Mixed C/D
▸San Miguel	2	2.81	0.68	0.0%	Mixed C/F
▸Santa Fe	2	1.60	0.24	0.0%	Mixed D/F
▸Sierra	2	4.54	0.44	50.0%	Mixed C/D
▸Taos	1	3.11	0.56	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Union	1	3.17	0.51	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Valencia	1	2.94	0.44	0.0%	Mostly D
▸Socorro	1	3.70	0.53	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Roosevelt	1	3.35	0.53	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Luna	1	3.01	0.32	0.0%	Mostly D
▸Los Alamos	1	3.27	0.39	0.0%	Mostly D

HPRD Range in New Mexico

The spread between best and worst staffed facilities

3.12

25th pctile

3.27

Median

3.69

75th pctile

Source: CMS Staffing & Quality Data — 2025Q3 · data.cms.gov

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