Santa Fe Care Center
Nursing home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, CMS certification number 325030
635 Harkle Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505 · Santa Fe County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 11, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 21
- Fines in 3 years
- $25,562 (2)
Does Santa Fe Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Santa Fe 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Santa Fe 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
- 2.79
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.55
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.74
- Weekend total hours
- 2.49
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 11, 2024 and cited 21 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 26, 2023, found 18.
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 Santa Fe Care Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $25,562 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 94.7 residents live here, about 79% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 94.7
- Certified since
- September 4, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Santa Fe Care Center
- Legal business name
- Diamond Care Santa Fe LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Santa Fe Care Center
- Casa Real1650 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe 87505
- Los Alamos Wellness & Rehabilitation1011 Sombrillo Court, Los Alamos 87544
- The NM Behavioral Health Institute at Las Vegas3695 Hot Springs Boulevard, Las Vegas 87701
- La Vida Buena Healthcare2301 Collins Drive, Las Vegas 87701
- Las Palomas Center8100 Palomas Avenue NE, Albuquerque 87109
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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Santa Fe Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Santa Fe Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Santa Fe Care Center?
21 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Santa Fe Care Center?
Diamond Care Santa Fe LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.