Nursing home
Sandia Ridge Center
2216 Lester Drive Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87112 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Sandia Ridge Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.34 hours per resident per day, below the New Mexico average of 3.56. Its most recent inspection on Apr 12, 2024 cited 11 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 2 fines totaling $205,248In 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 Sandia Ridge 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) | 3.34 | 3.56 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.9% | 53.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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 $205,248, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Sandia Ridge 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
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 · Mar 20, 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 · Mar 20, 2026 · 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 · Mar 20, 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 · Mar 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Mar 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 10, 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 · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 20, 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 · Jul 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 27, 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
- 2216 Lester Drive Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87112 - CMS certification #
- 325032
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 120.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1981-12-01
- 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 Sandia Ridge Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2015
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sandia Ridge 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.
Sandia Ridge Center is a 136-bed skilled nursing facility offering post-hospital, short-term rehabilitation as well as long-term and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Coordinated transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Rooms
(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 Dec 14, 2015 to Dec 13, 2017. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours), Wages on federal service contracts. Employer as DOL recorded it: Sandia Ridge Center (St. John Healthcare and Rehab Center, LLC). Case 1840016.
- Findings for Oct 6, 2015 to Jan 1, 2016. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Genesis Healthcare dba St. John Healthcare (St. John Healthcare). Case 1780524.
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 Women'S Hospital, Albuquerque. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Uptown Rehabilitation Center, Albuquerque. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Genesis Home Health Care LLC, Albuquerque. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 87112 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 322530 Albuquerque East (Dci), Albuquerque, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
322504 Albuquerque Kidney Center (Fmc), Albuquerque, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Sandia Peak Dialysis, Albuquerque, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 87112.
Presbyterian Hospice Inpatient Unit, office in Albuquerque, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of New Mexico, LLC, office in Albuquerque, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Bosque Trails Hospice LLC, office in Albuquerque, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque. 1.6 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
- 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: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 Sandia Ridge Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sandia Ridge Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sandia Ridge Center staffed?
Sandia Ridge Center reports 3.34 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Mexico average of 3.56.
Has Sandia Ridge Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sandia Ridge Center have?
Sandia Ridge Center is certified for 140 beds.