Overview
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the New Mexico average of 2.9. It ranks 10th of 18 nursing homes in Albuquerque. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 79% of nursing homes in New Mexico (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 15, 2025, found 20 health deficiencies, more than the New Mexico average of 17.2. 13 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,170 in the past three years.
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 134 certified beds, caring for about 122 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 56%
Top 49%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 15, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 20
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 13
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,170
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.01 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.21 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.85 hrs
- Nurse aides1.94 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 134
- Average residents per day
- 122
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes