Life Care Center of Farmington
Nursing home in Farmington, New Mexico, CMS certification number 325103
1101 West Murray Drive, Farmington, NM 87401 · San Juan County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 144
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 16, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $99,550 (3)
Does Life Care Center of Farmington take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Farmington 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Farmington 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
- 3.47
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.27
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.35
- Weekend total hours
- 3.03
- Nursing staff turnover
- 36.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 52.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 16, 2025 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 9 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 2, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Farmington 3 times in the past 3 years, for $99,550 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 120.9 residents live here, about 84% of its 144 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 120.9
- Certified since
- July 6, 1995
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Farmington
- Legal business name
- Farmington Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Farmington
- San Juan Care Center806 West Maple Street, Farmington 87401
- Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation201 Nelson Avenue, Farmington 87401
- Cedar Ridge Inn800 Saguaro Trail, Farmington 87401
- Aztec Healthcare500 Care Lane, Aztec 87410
- Bloomfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center803 Hacienda Lane, Bloomfield 87413
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 Life Care Center of Farmington, 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 Life Care Center of Farmington
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Farmington?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Farmington accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Farmington?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Farmington?
Farmington Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.