Nursing home
The Suites Rio Vista
2410 19Th Street Se, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Eduro Healthcare (36 facilities) · 136 certified beds
The Suites Rio Vista is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.24 hours per resident per day, below the New Mexico average of 3.56. Its most recent inspection on Nov 15, 2024 cited 25 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $93,914In 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 The Suites Rio Vista 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) | 3.24 | 3.56 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.92 | 2.23 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.6% | 53.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 25.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 19, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 27, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $93,914, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Suites Rio Vista
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
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 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 · Feb 11, 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 · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · 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 · Feb 11, 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
- 2410 19Th Street Se
Rio Rancho, NM 87124 - CMS certification #
- 325127
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 136
- Avg residents/day
- 88.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2015-01-21
- Chain
- Eduro Healthcare (36 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Eduro Healthcare
Eduro Healthcare operates 36 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Eduro Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Suites Rio Vista using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2018
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 7 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Suites Rio Vista says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
We offer a wide array of skilled nursing services, including pain management, diabetes management, and more to be able to address any and all of your recovery needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
For the safety and welfare of all residents and staff, we are a non-smoking facility.
(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 18, 2018 to May 16, 2020. Violations found: Overtime, Family and medical leave. Back wages: $4,616 owed to 35 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $3,570. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Suites at Rio Vista (Cabezon Nursing & Rehabilitation, LLC). Case 1907345.
- Findings for May 1, 2018 to Sep 25, 2018. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $5,315 owed to 22 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Suites at Rio Vista (Cabezon Nursing and Rehab Center LLC). Case 1863751.
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.
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 3, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Apr 21, 2023. 7 violations cited (4 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $16,800 proposed, $16,800 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as The Suites Rio Vista.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(a)(2)). Penalty $4,800 proposed, $4,800 now. To be fixed by Nov 28, 2022.
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $3,600 proposed, $3,600 now. To be fixed by Nov 28, 2022.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(e)(2)(ii)(d)). Penalty $4,800 proposed, $4,800 now. To be fixed by Nov 28, 2022.
- Serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(1)). Penalty $3,600 proposed, $3,600 now. To be fixed by Nov 28, 2022.
- Other than serious: Portable fire extinguishers (1910.157(e)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 28, 2022.
- Other than serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(e)(1)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 28, 2022.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(h)(5)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 28, 2022.
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. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Albuquerque. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ricelands Home Health Care And Hospice, LLC, Rio Rancho. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Olive Tree Compounding Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 87124 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 322548 - Liberty Rio Rancho (Fmc), Albuquerque, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
322509 Rio Rancho Dialysis (Fmc), Rio Rancho, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
322520 Rio Rancho Dialysis (Dci), Rio Rancho, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 27 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 87124.
Ricelands Home Health Care And Hospice, LLC, office in Rio Rancho, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Legacy Hospice, office in Albuquerque, 4.4 miles away, straight line
Advantage Hospice Dba Corus Hospice, office in Albuquerque, 5.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Twilight Physician Group, Albuquerque. 8.5 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: very low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Suites Rio Vista a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Suites Rio Vista an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Suites Rio Vista staffed?
The Suites Rio Vista reports 3.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Mexico average of 3.56.
Has The Suites Rio Vista had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 25 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Suites Rio Vista have?
The Suites Rio Vista is certified for 136 beds.