Nursing home
Ladera Center
5901 Ouray Road Nw, Albuquerque, NM 87120 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Ladera Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.20 hours per resident per day, below the New Mexico average of 3.56. Its most recent inspection on Oct 28, 2024 cited 16 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $106,581In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ladera Center compares
This facility vs. the New Mexico and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | New Mexico avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.20 | 3.56 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.8% | 53.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 16.6 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $106,581, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Ladera Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 5901 Ouray Road Nw
Albuquerque, NM 87120 - CMS certification #
- 325037
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 112.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-05-24
- Chain
- Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Genesis Healthcare
Genesis Healthcare operates 193 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Genesis Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Ladera Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation, pets allowed
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2006
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Ladera Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Ladera Center is a 116-bed skilled nursing facility offering post-hospital, short-term rehabilitation as well as long-term and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We have quite a few hospice patients who are residents at your facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Coordinated transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets Permitted
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Smoke free environment
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 16, 2006 to May 12, 2008. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $17,227 owed to 80 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Ladera Nursing & Rehabilitation (SunBridge Healthcare Corporation). Case 1511184.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque. 4.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- South Valley Care Center LLC, Albuquerque. 4.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Luna Vista Home Healthcare, LLC, Albuquerque. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 87120 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 322551-Fmc- Albuquerque Westside, Albuquerque, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
322558-Albuquerque Southwest Mesa, Albuquerque, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
322542 Fresenius Kidney Care Home Dialysis Of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 87120.
Luna Vista Hospice, LLC, office in Albuquerque, 1.2 miles away, straight line
Legacy Hospice, office in Albuquerque, 3.7 miles away, straight line
Advanced Home Health Of New Mexico, office in Albuquerque, 4.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Unm Medical Group Inc, Albuquerque. 5.6 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladera Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ladera Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ladera Center staffed?
Ladera Center reports 3.20 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Mexico average of 3.56.
Has Ladera Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Ladera Center have?
Ladera Center is certified for 120 beds.