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This facility has areas of concern that warrant careful consideration. Registered Nurse hours are 42% of the EveryPlace reference benchmark; ask how RN coverage is allocated across shifts. The latest standard survey recorded 27 findings, above the NM average of 16.6. We recommend asking the administrator directly: "How are you addressing recent staffing shortfalls?" These are not reasons to panic, but they are reasons to ask tough questions and visit in person.
Rio Rancho Center receives high praise for its compassionate end-of-life and Alzheimer's care, with families highlighting the staff's attentiveness and communication. However, recent reviews raise serious concerns regarding facility maintenance, specifically mentioning stained mattresses, lack of privacy due to shared rooms, and inadequate supervision of residents.
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Key Review Excerpts
“The Retreat provided amazingly compassionate and loving care for our mom with very serious Alzheimer's.”
“The staff was compassionate and communicative with my dad so he could stay informed. They noticed little details like which clothing was wearing thin and needed to be replaced, and what things were making him smile day to day.”
“Tiny rooms with roommate, no privacy, patients were walking around lost with no support and by themselves which is very concerning. The bottom mattress was visibly dirty and stained.”
Both RN and total nursing hours are below the EveryPlace reference benchmarks. Ask the facility how it staffs each shift for current resident needs.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
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Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
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Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
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Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
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Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Rio Rancho Center has faced significant ongoing issues that families should carefully consider, with 16 complaint-triggered deficiencies indicating families have filed reports about problems. The facility shows persistent patterns across staffing shortages, medication management errors, and care planning failures that recur across multiple surveys from 2022 to 2025. While the facility reports correcting deficiencies, the recurring nature of similar problems—particularly around nursing staff adequacy and medication safety—suggests systemic challenges that may impact resident care quality.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Administration Deficiencies
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Rio Rancho Center
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Genesis Healthcare
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Chain avg rating: 2.4/5 · Rank 144 of 188 (Lowest rating)
Owners
Peak Medical LLC
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Fc-Gen Operations Investment LLC
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Gen Operations I LLC
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Gen Operations II LLC
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Genesis Healthcare INC
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Genesis Healthcare LLC
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Genesis Holdings LLC
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Sun Healthcare Group INC
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Sunbridge Healthcare LLC
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Whitman, Arnold
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