The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
A nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
5900 Forest Hills Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109. (505) 822-6000.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 8, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 24 health citations at the latest inspection cycle New Mexico average: 17.9
- 3.47 nurse hours per resident per day New Mexico average: 3.54
- 3 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
24 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The New Mexico average is 17.9.
Last standard inspection Jun 27, 2025.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (K), at a complaint inspection on Mar 20, 2026
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
37 citations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 37 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 23 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
May 18, 2026: complaint inspection5 citations
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Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Mar 20, 2026: complaint inspection6 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Dec 12, 2025: complaint inspection4 citations
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Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Jun 27, 2025: standard inspection8 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Jun 27, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Apr 21, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
May 15, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Mar 29, 2024: standard inspection6 citations
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Mar 29, 2024: standard and complaint inspection3 citations
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Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Mar 29, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Apr 6, 1983.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 120 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 3 fines in the last three years, $80,909 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 23 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Fine | $39,910 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Fine | $26,685 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Fine | $14,314 |
Who does the caring?
3.47 nurse hours per resident per day
The New Mexico average is 3.54.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | New Mexico average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.47 | 3.54 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.92 | 0.63 |
| At weekends | 3.04 | 3.10 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 64.8% | 53.3% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 57.1% | 53.6% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Summit Care LLC owns 100% directly since Jul 25, 2007.
- 10 owners or officers are people: Arnold M Whitman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 10.8%); Steven E Fishman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 5.7%); Laura Bridgeford (corporate officer, 0%); Karisa Berry (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Karisa Berry (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Diane Louise Morris (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Avi Pinchas Mendelson (corporate officer, 0%); Michael T Berg (corporate officer, 0%); Emily Rothman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Emily Rothman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Genesis Healthcare (184 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Care LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jul 25, 2007 |
| Gen Operations I LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Gen Operations II LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Fc-Gen Operations Investment LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Summit Care Parent LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Genesis Healthcare LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Genesis Healthcare Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jul 25, 2007 |
| Skilled Healthcare LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Sun Healthcare Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 65.3% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Hccf Management Group Xi LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 10.8% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Zac Properties Xi LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.6% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Welltower Op LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.7% | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Sundance Rehabilitation Holdco Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.2% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 12, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 12, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 12, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (New Mexico average 3.8).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 4.7 miles, this one had the 2nd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (24; the middle value was 18).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque This nursing home | 24 | |
| Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation | 1.7 | 20 |
| Spanish Trails Wellness & Rehabilitation | 1.8 | 18 |
| Las Palomas Center | 2.0 | 27 |
| Fiesta Park Wellness & Rehabilitation | 2.2 | 18 |
| Advanced Health Care of Albuquerque | 3.4 | 4 |
| Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC | 3.8 | 7 |
| Sandia Ridge Center | 4.1 | 20 |
| Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center | 4.1 | 14 |
| La Vida Llena | 4.3 | 11 |
| Odelia Healthcare | 4.6 | 12 |
| Uptown Rehabilitation Center | 4.7 | 20 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 8, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 8, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 8, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 8, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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