The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico · CCN 325034
25 surveys since 2011, 16 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 128
- Surveys
- 25
- Harm or worse
- 16
- Immediate jeopardy
- 6
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 120
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- GENESIS HEALTHCARE
- County
- Bernalillo
- Medicare-certified since
- 1983
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 2
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 2
- Quality measures
- 5
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 23 for-profit facilities of 100–127 beds in New Mexico.
Last survey on record
May 18, 2026
175 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.47 | 3.18 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.92 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 64.8% | 51.3% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $80,909 across 3 penalties
- Payment denials
- 1
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J12.0% | K36.1% | L— |
| Actual harm | G24.1% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D2449.0% | E1530.6% | F48.2% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F7614×
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.
- F7603×
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F9193×
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- F5802×
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F6022×
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF580Mar 20, 2026
Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to notify resident Power of Attorney (POA; legal authorization for a designated person to make decisions about another person's property, finances, or medical care)/emergency contacts and facility providers (Physicians and Nurse Practitioners) of when a resident had a change in condition (a sudden, clinically important deviation from a patient's baseline in physical, cognitive, behavioral, or functional domains) for 2 (R #15 and R #25) of 4 (R #15, #16, #17 and #25) residents reviewed, when staff failed to: Notify R #15's emergency contacts regarding illness, falls, and abnormal vital signs (body temperature, pulse rate, rate of breathing, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure).Notify a provider regarding R #25's… […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF695Dec 15, 2022
Based on observations, record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that six of six residents (Resident (R)23, R83, R50 , R65, R79 and R90 ) reviewed for tracheostomy (trach) care out of a total sample of 33 residents had the necessary supplies at the bedside in the event of a life-threatening emergency, and failed to train staff on appropriate emergency tracheostomy care in the event that a resident's airway was compromised, which placed residents with a tracheostomy at increased likelihood of serious harm or death. On 12/13/22 at 2:32 PM, the Administrator, the Regional Nurse, and Director of Nursing (DON) were notified of an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) at F695-K: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF880Dec 15, 2022
Based on observations, record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure staff followed adequate infection control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among 36 of 113 facility residents. A COVID-19 outbreak began on 11/22/22 with 36 cases of facility-acquired infections from 11/22/22 to 12/12/22. All 36 residents (Resident (R) 79, R26, R31, R43, R61, R1, R64, R34, R49, R3, R6, R80, R9, R47, R19, R16, R32, R18, R2, R14, R73, R5, R106, R29, R111, R11, R25, R88, R74, R63, R13, R366, R109, R78, R108, and R107) had co-morbid diagnoses (the presence of more than one disorder in the same person), which placed them at risk of severe illness or death, 15 of the 36 residents experienced adverse COVID-19 symptoms (difficulty breathing and/or chest pain pressure) (R26, R31,… […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF578Jun 27, 2025
Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure a resident's Advance Directives (a document which provides an individual's wishes for emergency and lifesaving care) were honored for 1 (R #101) of 1 (R #101) residents when staff provided cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR; an emergency procedure that combines chest compression with artificial ventilation) to R #101 when the resident had a documented Do Not Resuscitate (DNR; lifesaving measures are not desired) Advanced Directive on file at the facility. If staff do not follow a resident's Advanced Directives, then the resident may feel undignified and as if they do not have control over her own choices.The findings are: A. Record review of R #101's face sheet revealed an admission date of [DATE]. B. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF726Dec 9, 2022
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure that nursing staff were properly trained and had the appropriate competencies on Tracheotomy (a small surgical opening that is made through the front of the neck into the windpipe allowing air to flow in and out) care/showering for 1 ( R #1) of 3 ( R #1, 2 and 3) residents. This deficient practice resulted in R #1 becoming unresponsive requiring immediate intervention when a plastic trash bag was used to cover R #1's airway during a shower so water would not get into the trach. The findings are: A. […]
Read 34 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 34 of 128 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Aug 7, 2026Complaint2 findings
- May 18, 2026Complaint5 findings
- Mar 20, 2026Complaint6 findings · 1 harm
- Dec 12, 2025Complaint4 findings
- Jun 27, 2025Standard and complaint9 findings · 1 harm
- Apr 21, 2025Complaint1 finding
- May 15, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Mar 29, 2024Standard and complaint11 findings · 2 harm
Show the 17 earlier surveys
- Dec 15, 2022Standard12 findings · 2 harm
- Dec 9, 2022Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Feb 7, 2022Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
- Nov 22, 2021Standard and complaint15 findings · 2 harm
- Oct 30, 2020Standard and complaint7 findings
- Jun 24, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Dec 11, 2019Complaint3 findings
- Aug 22, 2019Complaint2 findings
- Jun 6, 2019Standard5 findings
- Jul 31, 2018Standard10 findings
- Jun 12, 2017Standard and complaint10 findings
- Apr 21, 2017Complaint7 findings · 4 harm
- Dec 15, 2016Complaint3 findings
- May 15, 2015Standard and complaint3 findings
- Apr 17, 2014Standard2 findings
- May 29, 2012—1 finding
- Mar 15, 2011—3 findings · 1 harm
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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