Nursing home
Paloma Springs Healthcare
1400 North Silver Street, T Or C, NM 87901 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Opco Skilled Management (52 facilities) · 94 certified beds
Paloma Springs Healthcare is a Medicare-certified nursing home in T Or C, New Mexico. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.07 hours per resident per day, below the New Mexico average of 3.56. Its most recent inspection on Apr 28, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $19,971In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Paloma Springs Healthcare 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) | 3.07 | 3.56 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.2% | 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: 1 fine totaling $19,971, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Paloma Springs Healthcare
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
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2025 · 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
- 1400 North Silver Street
T Or C, NM 87901 - CMS certification #
- 325062
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 94
- Avg residents/day
- 87.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-06-01
- Chain
- Opco Skilled Management (52 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Opco Skilled Management
Opco Skilled Management operates 52 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Opco Skilled Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Paloma Springs Healthcare using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2023, 6 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 2, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Feb 12, 2025. 6 violations cited (5 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $9,600 proposed, $9,600 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Sierra Health Care Center. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $3,600 proposed, $3,600 now. To be fixed by Nov 17, 2023.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 17, 2023.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 19, 2023.
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $3,600 proposed, $3,600 now. To be fixed by Nov 17, 2023.
- Serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(1)). Penalty $2,400 proposed, $2,400 now. To be fixed by Oct 26, 2023.
- Other than serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(e)(1)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 19, 2023.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC, Las Cruces. 61.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- New Mexico State Veterans Home, Truth Or Consequences. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Excelacare Home Health, Las Cruces. 62.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Davis Flecke Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 87901 as small town (small town core).
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 87901.
High Country Hospice LLC, office in Elephant Butte, 3.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso. 92.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective July 16, 1996), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Paloma Springs Healthcare a good nursing home?
CMS gives Paloma Springs Healthcare an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Paloma Springs Healthcare staffed?
Paloma Springs Healthcare reports 3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Mexico average of 3.56.
Has Paloma Springs Healthcare had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Paloma Springs Healthcare have?
Paloma Springs Healthcare is certified for 94 beds.