New Mexico has 68 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
13 New Mexico facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miners Colfax Medical Center | Raton | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Gallup Nursing & Rehabilitation Llc | Gallup | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
| Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation | Farmington | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
| South Valley Care Center Llc | Albuquerque | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
| Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, Llc | Albuquerque | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
| San Juan Care Center | Farmington | ★★★★★ | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Retirement Ranches Inc. | Clovis | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| The Nm Behavioral Health Institute At Las Vegas | Las Vegas | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Las Estancias By Pure Health | Albuquerque | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Advanced Health Care Of Albuquerque | Albuquerque | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 12 New Mexico facilities with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Calibre Post Acute, Llc | Las Cruces | Special Focus |
| Casa De Oro Center | Las Cruces | Special Focus |
| Casa Real | Santa Fe | Special Focus |
| Las Palomas Center | Albuquerque | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Sandia Ridge Center | Albuquerque | Special Focus |
| Spring River Rehabilitation And Care Center | Roswell | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your New Mexico search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.