Overview
Silver City Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the New Mexico average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Silver City. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 67% of nursing homes in New Mexico (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 13, 2026, found 17 health deficiencies, fewer than the New Mexico average of 17.2. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $21,200 in the past three years.
Silver City Care Center is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 72 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $21,200
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.52 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.72 hrs
- Nurse aides2.02 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 72
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1994
- 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