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Fort Bayard Medical Center

41 Fort Bayard Road, Santa Clara, NM 880265755378604Ownership: Government - StateCertified beds: 200Avg. daily residents: 127County: Grant

The complete public record on Fort Bayard Medical Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Santa Clara, New Mexico, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. New Mexico average: 2.9 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Fort Bayard Medical Center holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $83,501 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

6.27 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.53)
1.21 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.63)
5.06 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
33.1% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (53.3)
9.7% RN turnover

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

August 9, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
13 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (17.5)
24 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$83,501 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($41,476)
1 payment denial
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

48 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
April 8, 20260550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 10, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 10, 20250552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 10, 20250605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 10, 20250842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 24, 20250604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 24, 20250657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 9, 20240732Post nurse staffing information every day.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 9, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
August 9, 20240550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.E · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.