Overview
Betty Dare Wellness & Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New Mexico average of 2.9. Among the 2 nursing homes in Alamogordo, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 70% of nursing homes in New Mexico (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2025, found 38 health deficiencies, more than the New Mexico average of 17.2. 17 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 61% of New Mexico nursing homes have been fined.
Betty Dare Wellness & Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 72 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 50%
Top 48%
Top 72%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 38
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 17
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.65 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.66 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.84 hrs
- Nurse aides2.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 72
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 31, 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