There are six facilities in Las Cruces, New Mexico, which provides you with some options to choose from. The nursing homes here received a city grade of C, which is not a great grade at the city level. We found that most cities received a B or higher, leaving this city on the wrong side of average. The best part of this place's profile is is its short-term care rating. Short-term care grades are discussed in the following section.
It should also be noted that this city's nursing score was superior to its overall grade. In fact, we gave Las Cruces a B in this area, which is one of our better grades. Short-term care grades are often used to assess a facility's rehabilitation services. To offer high-end rehabilitation services, facilities generally need to have better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other licensed professionals. Las Cruces received its next best grade in the area of nursing, where we awarded it a B-, which is also a decent grade. In the last two categories, this place received middle of the pack grades in our inspections and long-term care categories respectively.