Mescalero Care Center
Nursing home in Mescalero, New Mexico, CMS certification number 325116
454 Lipan Avenue, Mescalero, NM 88340 · Otero County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 40
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 34
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Mescalero Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Mescalero Care 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Mescalero Care 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
- 4.85
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.20
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.93
- Weekend total hours
- 4.26
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 19, 2025 and cited 34 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 22, 2024, found 14.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Mescalero Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 34.9 residents live here, about 87% of its 40 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 40
- Average residents per day
- 34.9
- Certified since
- December 17, 2003
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Mescalero Care Center
- Legal business name
- Mescalero Care Center
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
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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 Mescalero Care 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 Mescalero Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Mescalero Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Mescalero Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Mescalero Care Center?
34 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Mescalero Care Center?
Mescalero Care Center, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.