Nursing home
Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
9150 Mcmahon Boulevard Nw, Albuquerque, NM 87114 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the New Mexico average of 3.56. Its most recent inspection on Sep 9, 2024 cited 26 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $42,047In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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) | 3.27 | 3.56 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.74 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 54.3% | 53.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 26.0 | 16.6 | 9.5 | above 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 $42,047, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 8, 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 · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 8, 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 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 8, 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 8, 2026 · 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 · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 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
- 9150 Mcmahon Boulevard Nw
Albuquerque, NM 87114 - CMS certification #
- 325064
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 115.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-06-01
- 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 Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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.
is a 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) - 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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 10, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Jun 18, 2020. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $15,000 proposed, $9,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Skies Healthcare.
Details
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $4,500 proposed, $2,700 now. To be fixed by Mar 17, 2020.
- Serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(b)(7)(i)). Penalty $6,000 proposed, $3,600 now. To be fixed by Mar 3, 2020.
- Serious: Electrical wiring and grounding (1910.304(b)(3)(i)). Penalty $4,500 proposed, $2,700 now. To be fixed by Mar 3, 2020.
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
- Lovelace Westside Hospital, Albuquerque. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Suites Rio Vista, Rio Rancho. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ricelands Home Health Care And Hospice, LLC, Rio Rancho. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 87114 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 322548 - Liberty Rio Rancho (Fmc), Albuquerque, 0.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
322509 Rio Rancho Dialysis (Fmc), Rio Rancho, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
322520 Rio Rancho Dialysis (Dci), Rio Rancho, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 87114.
Legacy Hospice, office in Albuquerque, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Advantage Hospice Dba Corus Hospice, office in Albuquerque, 5.1 miles away, straight line
Advanced Home Health Of New Mexico, office in Albuquerque, 5.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Twilight Physician Group, Albuquerque. 7.6 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 high, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 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 Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 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 Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Mexico average of 3.56.
Has Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 26 deficiencies.
How many beds does Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center have?
Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 120 beds.