Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
La Vida Buena Healthcare
2301 Collins Drive, Las Vegas, NM · (505) 425-9362
- Certified beds
- 102
- Residents per day
- 95
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Opco Skilled Management
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 1, 1992
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How this home got 2 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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Mexico homes
La Vida Buena Healthcare carries 226 inspection points. That is fewer than 15% 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
78 health citations on record since 2022. 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 (3)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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H
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care14E
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- E
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
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 safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- E
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Resident Rights13E
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the 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
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- E
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- 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.
- D
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- C
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
- 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.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning13E
- D
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- E
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- 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 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
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Nutrition and Dietary12F
- F
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- F
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- 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.
- E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
- D
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation7E
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- E
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Pharmacy Service6E
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E
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.
- D
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
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.
- E
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.
- 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.
Nursing and Physician Services5F
- E
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.
- D
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- F
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
- E
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Infection Control3F
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration2E
- E
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Inspection history
2024-06-21
27 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2023-04-18
30 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (6 deficiencies)
2022-03-04
21 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 23 min of nursing staff time a day, 39 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 23 min
New Mexico average
3 h 35 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 38% of nursing staff and 25% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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
$89,495 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | Fine | $16,350 |
| 2024-10-31 | Fine | $12,048 |
| 2024-06-21 | Fine | $61,097 |
| 2024-06-21 | Payment Denial · 21 day denial | $0 |
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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 days0.6 pts better | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.5 pts worse | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine33.2 pts worse | 62.9% | 96.1% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.8 pts worse | 89.0% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.5 pts better | 1.9% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.2 pts better | 0.0% | 2.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.7 pts better | 0.8% | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.5 pts better | 13.3% | 14.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication2.1 pts worse | 16.6% | 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 worsened0.1 pts worse | 10.4% | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.7 pts better | 6.6% | 10.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts better | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1 pts better | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.4 pts better | 17.8% | 19.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3 pts better | 2.2% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine40.3 pts worse | 45.8% | 86.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.5 pts worse | 18.2% | 15.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts better | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine43.8 pts worse | 40.8% | 84.6% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission6.5 pts better | 15.6% | 22.1% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2301 Collins Drive Nm, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Continuum Rehab Group LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Crestview Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Garetz, David | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 72 facilities |
| Garetz, David | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 72 facilities |
| Gibraltar Trust | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 29 facilities |
| Greenberg, David | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Gurwitz, Solomon | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Hagins, Elizabeth | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 57 facilities |
| Hansen Hunter LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 40 facilities |
| Kaplan, Esther | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 59 facilities |
| Kaplan, Mordechai | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Meadows Healthcare LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Meadows Healthcare LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Millennial Acquisitions, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Mindle, Adam | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 58 facilities |
| New Mexico Propco Investments, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Opco Ca Skilled Mgmt Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Opco Nm Skilled Mgmt, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Rimpau Holdings Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Sasem Investments LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 24 facilities |
| Sternshein, Jennifer | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 55 facilities |
| The Wright Group Consulting, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 19 facilities |
| Unger, Jeffrey | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 47 facilities |
| Zemmin, Kristin | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Zimmerman, Caroline | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 35 facilities |
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Fire safety
11 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Miscellaneous4F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
- F
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
Smoke2F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Egress2E
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
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