Overview
Mescalero Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the New Mexico average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Mescalero. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 95% 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 May 19, 2025, found 34 health deficiencies, more than the New Mexico average of 17.2. 5 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.
Mescalero Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 40 certified beds, caring for about 35 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2003.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 34
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- 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 staff4.85 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.72 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.20 hrs
- Nurse aides2.93 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 35
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 17, 2003
- 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