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Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation

A nursing home in Farmington, New Mexico 87401

201 Nelson Avenue, Farmington, New Mexico 87401. (505) 675-4545.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 8, 2026.

The last 24 months 16 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (E). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean7
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.
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?

10 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The New Mexico average is 17.9.

Last standard inspection May 8, 2026.

Most serious in three years: E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

16 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (E). The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

16 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 16 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

May 8, 2026: standard inspection10 citations

  • Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Rule F0550. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Rule F0582. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.

    Rule F0583. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Rule F0655. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Rule F0656. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.

    Rule F0692. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Rule F0757. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • 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.

    Rule F0761. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: May 15, 2026.

Mar 7, 2025: standard inspection2 citations

  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Rule F0759. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 27, 2025.

  • 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.

    Rule F0761. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Mar 27, 2025.

Dec 7, 2023: standard inspection4 citations

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Rule F0695. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 14, 2024.

  • 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.

    Rule F0761. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 14, 2024.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 14, 2024.

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Rule F0842. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 14, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare since Sep 16, 2019.
  • 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, limited liability company.
  • 61 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • No fines in the last three years.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 0 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

Who does the caring?

4.34 nurse hours per resident per day

The New Mexico average is 3.54.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeNew Mexico average
Nurse hours per resident per day4.343.54
Of which registered nurses1.140.63
At weekends3.793.10
Nursing staff turnover66.7%53.3%
Registered nurse turnover86.7%53.6%
Administrators who left2Not given

Who owns it?

  • Farmington WR Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Sep 2, 2025.
  • 5 owners or officers are people: Richard Samuelson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); David Garetz (corporate officer); David Garetz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Stephen Shanks (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Stephen Shanks (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
  • Part of Opco Skilled Management (68 homes in CMS’s data).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Farmington WR Holdings LLCOwns a share directly100%Sep 2, 2025
First Sweetzer Holdings LLCOwns a share through other companies2%Sep 2, 2025
201 Farmington NM Propco Holdings LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Sep 2, 2025

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (New Mexico average 3.8).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating5 of 5
Health inspections5 of 5
Staffing3 of 5
Quality measures4 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 85.1 miles, this one had the 7th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (10; the middle value was 10.5).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation This nursing home10
San Juan Care Center0.07
Life Care Center of Farmington0.617
Cedar Ridge Inn3.98
Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center13.315
Aztec Healthcare13.411
The Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center43.56
Durango Health and Rehabilitation43.924
Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center45.511
Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center46.93
Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center72.88
Dr Guy Gorman Sr Care Home85.117

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

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • 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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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