Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Cedar Ridge Inn
800 Saguaro Trail, Farmington, NM · (505) 598-6000
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 101
- Residents per day
- 89
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 20, 2002
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in New Mexico.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Mexico homes
Cedar Ridge Inn carries 95 inspection points. That is fewer than 67% of New Mexico's 67 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in New Mexico: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–59 pts
- 4★ 59–97 pts
- 3★ 97–154 pts
- 2★ 154–212.75 pts
- 1★ over 212.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in New Mexico by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
36 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning8E
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Rights6E
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- E
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.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- E
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.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Quality of Life and Care5E
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nutrition and Dietary5F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service4F
- E
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.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F
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.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Infection Control4F
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Administration1D
- D
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Inspection history
2026-06-05
16 health deficiencies · 25 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (6 deficiencies)
2025-02-21
7 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-12-01
13 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 15 min of nursing staff time a day, 19 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 15 min
New Mexico average
3 h 35 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 41% of nursing staff and 33% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$35,406 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | Fine | $27,040 |
| 2023-12-01 | Fine | $8,366 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts better | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.4 pts better | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.9 pts better | 100.0% | 96.1% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.2 pts better | 100.0% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.4 pts better | 2.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.5 pts worse | 4.7% | 2.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.7 pts worse | 4.2% | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication9.4 pts better | 5.4% | 14.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.4 pts better | 9.1% | 14.5% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened0.3 pts better | 10.0% | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.3 pts better | 10.0% | 10.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.7 pts better | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.6 pts worse | 26.8% | 19.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.5 pts better | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11.7 pts better | 97.8% | 86.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.3 pts better | 14.4% | 15.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medicationAbout the same | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine12.5 pts better | 97.1% | 84.6% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission1.1 pts better | 21.0% | 22.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
10 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Brown, Lawrence | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brown, Lawrence | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Farmington Operations Holdings LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Greenberg, David | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Greenberg, David | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Katz, Ahron | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Katz, Ahron | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Katz, Ahron | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Katz, Ahron | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| O Street Operations 2 LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
36 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke12F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
- F
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Emergency Preparedness7F
- F
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
- F
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
- F
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- F
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Egress6F
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D
Install proper backup exit lighting.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems5F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
- E
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- E
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Miscellaneous4F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Construction1F
- F
Meet other general requirements.
Services1F
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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