Sandia Ridge Center
Nursing home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, CMS certification number 325032
2216 Lester Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112 · Bernalillo County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 136
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 13, 2023
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 20
- Fines in 3 years
- $114,001 (1)
Does Sandia Ridge Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sandia Ridge 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sandia Ridge 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
- 3.42
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.66
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.75
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.01
- Weekend total hours
- 2.98
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 63.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 13, 2023 and cited 20 deficiencies, plus 12 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 23, 2021, found 15.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sandia Ridge Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $114,001 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 126.8 residents live here, about 93% of its 136 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 136
- Average residents per day
- 126.8
- Certified since
- December 1, 1981
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sandia Ridge Center
- Legal business name
- St. John 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 Sandia Ridge Center
- Uptown Rehabilitation Center7900 Constitution Avenue NE, Albuquerque 87110
- Princeton Health & Rehabilitation500 Louisiana Boulevard NE, Albuquerque 87108
- Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center, LLC10101 Lagrima De Oro Road NE, Albuquerque 87111
- La Vida Llena10501 Lagrima De Oro NE, Albuquerque 87111
- Manzano Del Sol by Purehealth5201 Roma Avenue NE, Albuquerque 87108
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 Sandia Ridge 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 Sandia Ridge Center
What is the CMS star rating of Sandia Ridge Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sandia Ridge Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sandia Ridge Center?
20 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sandia Ridge Center?
St. John Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.