Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Taos Healthcare
1340 Maestas Road, Taos, NM · (575) 758-2300
- Certified beds
- 100
- Residents per day
- 93
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Opco Skilled Management
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 5, 1996
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How this home got 4 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
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among New Mexico homes
Taos Healthcare carries 128 inspection points. That is fewer than 54% 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
62 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights13E
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- 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
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- E
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- E
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- E
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 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 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 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.
Quality of Life and Care10E
- D
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- E
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning9E
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
- D
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 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.
- D
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 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
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Nutrition and Dietary8F
- E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
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.
- F
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
- 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.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service7E
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- F
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Infection Control5F
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
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.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation4D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- 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
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Environmental1D
- D
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspection history
2026-01-15
18 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (3 deficiencies)
2024-09-26
21 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (6 deficiencies)
2023-08-15
23 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 3 min of nursing staff time a day, 27 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 3 min
New Mexico average
3 h 35 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 36% of nursing staff and 43% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
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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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 days1.2 pts better | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days2.1 pts worse | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7.8 pts worse | 88.3% | 96.1% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.9 pts worse | 91.9% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.6 pts better | 2.8% | 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 weight0.8 pts worse | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.6 pts better | 13.2% | 14.8% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.8 pts better | 10.7% | 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 worsened4.3 pts better | 6.0% | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.1 pts better | 6.2% | 10.3% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8 pts better | 0.0% | 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 incontinence7 pts worse | 26.2% | 19.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.1 pts better | 1.1% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5 pts worse | 81.1% | 86.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit10.8 pts worse | 26.5% | 15.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.5 pts worse | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine13.5 pts worse | 71.1% | 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
28 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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| 1340 Maestas Road Nm, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Arroyo Healthcare LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Arroyo Healthcare LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Continuum Rehab Group LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Emerald Property Partners LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 7 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 |
| Greene, Jolene | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 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 | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 40 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 |
| Kenwood Trust | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Mindle, Adam | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 58 facilities |
| New M Property Holdings, 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 |
| Oxford Square LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 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 |
| Stolarczyk, Lisa | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 22 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 |
| Wellington Hc Partners LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
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Fire safety
8 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Egress2E
- E
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.
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Miscellaneous1E
- E
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
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