La Vida Buena Healthcare
Nursing home in Las Vegas, New Mexico, CMS certification number 325065
2301 Collins Drive, Las Vegas, NM 87701 · San Miguel County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 102
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 21, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 27
- Fines in 3 years
- $89,495 (3)
Does La Vida Buena Healthcare take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. La Vida Buena Healthcare 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours La Vida Buena Healthcare 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
- 2.38
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.66
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.30
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.42
- Weekend total hours
- 1.82
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 21, 2024 and cited 27 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 18, 2023, found 14.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined La Vida Buena Healthcare 3 times in the past 3 years, for $89,495 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 94.5 residents live here, about 93% of its 102 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 94.5
- Certified since
- March 1, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns La Vida Buena Healthcare
- Legal business name
- La Vida Buena Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 68 homes nationally under Opco Skilled Management, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near La Vida Buena Healthcare
- The NM Behavioral Health Institute at Las Vegas3695 Hot Springs Boulevard, Las Vegas 87701
- Santa Fe Care Center635 Harkle Road, Santa Fe 87505
- Casa Real1650 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe 87505
- Taos Healthcare1340 Maestas Road, Taos 87571
- Colfax General LTC615 Prospect Avenue, Springer 87747
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run La Vida Buena Healthcare, 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 La Vida Buena Healthcare
What is the CMS star rating of La Vida Buena Healthcare?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does La Vida Buena Healthcare accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at La Vida Buena Healthcare?
27 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns La Vida Buena Healthcare?
La Vida Buena Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.