Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, CMS certification number 325125
5123 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 · Bernalillo County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 178
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 18
- Fines in 3 years
- $155,471 (4)
Does Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.57
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.58
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.99
- Weekend total hours
- 3.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 66.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 65%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 8, 2026 and cited 18 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 10, 2025, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center 4 times in the past 3 years, for $155,471 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 131.5 residents live here, about 74% of its 178 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 178
- Average residents per day
- 131.5
- Certified since
- August 26, 2013
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- St. Catherine Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 183 homes nationally under Genesis Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
- La Vida Llena10501 Lagrima De Oro NE, Albuquerque 87111
- Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC10101 Lagrima De Oro Road NE, Albuquerque 87111
- Sandia Ridge Center2216 Lester Drive NE, Albuquerque 87112
- Las Palomas Center8100 Palomas Avenue NE, Albuquerque 87109
- Uptown Rehabilitation Center7900 Constitution Avenue NE, Albuquerque 87110
See also all nursing homes in Albuquerque.
Who inspects nursing homes in New Mexico
New Mexico's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in New Mexico, the 18 in Albuquerque, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center?
18 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center?
St. Catherine Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.