White Sands Healthcare
Nursing home in Hobbs, New Mexico, CMS certification number 325040
5715 North Lovington Highway, Hobbs, NM 88240 · Lea County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 118
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- $21,528 (2)
Does White Sands Healthcare take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. White Sands 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 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 White Sands 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
- 2.99
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.46
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.76
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.77
- Weekend total hours
- 2.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2026 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 13, 2025, found 10.
CMS shows an abuse icon for White Sands Healthcare. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined White Sands Healthcare 2 times in the past 3 years, for $21,528 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 109.3 residents live here, about 93% of its 118 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 118
- Average residents per day
- 109.3
- Certified since
- April 17, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns White Sands Healthcare
- Legal business name
- White Sands Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 68 homes nationally under Opco Skilled Management, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near White Sands Healthcare
- Desert Springs Health Care LLC1701 N Turner Street, Hobbs 88240
- Lovington Healthcare LLC1600 West Avenue I, Lovington 88260
- Northgate Unit Of Lakeview Christian Home1905 West Pierce Street, Carlsbad 88220
- Artesia Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, LLC1402 West Gilchrist Ave, Artesia 88210
- Casa Maria Healthcare1601 South Main Street, Roswell 88203
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 White Sands 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 White Sands Healthcare
What is the CMS star rating of White Sands Healthcare?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does White Sands Healthcare accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at White Sands Healthcare?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns White Sands Healthcare?
White Sands Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.