Rio Rancho Center is one of just three nursing homes located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Our scoring system was not kind to this nursing home, as we gave it an overall grade of F. As far as we can see, you'd be better off to steer clear of this place. More information on this facility's category grades may be found below. Its best category is nursing, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
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Rio Rancho Center
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Medical Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
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Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we gave this facility a terrible overall grade, we awarded it a grade of B- for our nursing rating. When determining a facility's nursing grade, we consider the amount of time nurses commit to residents and the level of licensure of the nurses. This facility provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per patient each day. This is a lower figure than we are used to seeing. Finally, although this facility got docked a bit for nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in some of our quality metrics. With less than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this statistic.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home also didn't fare too badly in the area of long-term care. Indeed, we gave it a C in that area, which wound up being another one of its better scores. Long-term care grades are crucial for individuals requiring personal care. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination statistics. We were optimistic to learn that this facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Lastly, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low number.
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Facility Inspections
We wanted to draw your attention to this place's inspection score where it received an F. This usually means we found some red flags on the government inspections. You should pay close attention to any deficiencies on a nursing home's inspection reports when it receives this poor of an inspection score. We suggest you scrutinize the severity of the deficiencies. This particular facility was hit with a deficiency by CMS. We were relieved to find that it wasn't in a category that suggests that it posed a threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, we also want to point out that this place received large government fines in recent years of more than $100,000. This usually means that a facility's bad performance has been an issue for more than one year.
Short-term Care Quality
The final category we analyzed was short-term care. This facility received a very poor grade of F in that area. In our short-term care grade, we strive to forge a fair measure for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a facility's levels of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as speech therapy. With its grade in this area, we were not surprised to discover that this place is well below average in terms of its quantity of physical therapy and registered nurse hours offered to its patients based on the measures we assessed. The last statistic we looked at in this area is the number of patients who returned home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this area as well, with just 4 percent of its patients returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Rio Rancho Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Rio Rancho Center, 7.21% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of patients not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Rio Rancho Center, 1.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to severe injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Major falls leading to injury are routinely the result of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Rio Rancho Center, 0.59% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percentage of patients who suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of a nursing home with worse hygiene protocols. However, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to different reporting standards for infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Rio Rancho Center, 14.42% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents that are administered antipsychotic medication. Increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities need to rely more on these drugs due to an increased number of residents suffering from cognitive disorders.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Rio Rancho Center, 13.68% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This indicates the percentage of long-term care patients which were administered antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically prescribed to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Rio Rancho Center, 4.05% of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Higher levels of depression could indicate a lower level of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Rio Rancho Center, 98.3% of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Rio Rancho Center, 23.81% of Patients
This metric measures the percent of long-term care residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Rio Rancho Center, 24.99% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents who were able to retain mobility.
Hospitalizations
In Rio Rancho Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This tells you the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Rio Rancho Center, 24.99% of Residents Rehospitalized
This datapoint measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Minimizing rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the health of patients.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
In Rio Rancho Center, 15.95% of Patients
This tells you the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Rio Rancho Center, 63.95% of Resident
This metric measures the percent of short-term stay patients that saw functional improvements.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lovelace Westside HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.75 miles away10501 Golf Course Road Nw Albuquerque New Mexico 87114Proprietary(505) 727-2001
- Unm Sandoval Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.66 miles away3001 Broadmoor Blvd Ne Rio Rancho New Mexico 87144Voluntary non-profit - Private(505) 994-7402
- Lovelace Women's HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 8.48 miles away4701 Montgomery Boulevard Ne Albuquerque New Mexico 87109Government - State(505) 727-7805
- Lovelace Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.86 miles away601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave Ne Albuquerque New Mexico 87102Voluntary non-profit - Private(505) 727-8000
- Unm HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.89 miles away2211 Lomas Boulevard Ne Albuquerque New Mexico 87106Voluntary non-profit - Other(505) 272-2111
- Presbyterian HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 11.11 miles away1100 Central Avenue Se Albuquerque New Mexico 87106Voluntary non-profit - Private(505) 724-8386
Nearby Dialysis
- Rio Rancho Dialysis (Dci)0.38 miles away4045 Jackie Rd Se Rio Rancho New Mexico 87124Dialysis Stations: 24 (505) 896-8861
- Rio Rancho Dialysis (Fmc)1.14 miles away1760 Grande Blvd Ste 100 Rio Rancho New Mexico 87124CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (505) 892-1880
- Liberty Rio Rancho (Fmc)3.31 miles away5751 Mcmahon Blvd Nw Albuquerque New Mexico 87114Dialysis Stations: 19 (505) 899-1019
- Liberty Albuquerque Dialysis (Fmc)6.47 miles away3810 Commons Ave Ne Albuquerque New Mexico 87109Dialysis Stations: 19 (505) 345-1224
- North Rio Rancho Dialysis (Fmc)6.95 miles away7555 Enchanted Hills Blvd Ste 102 Rio Rancho New Mexico 87144Dialysis Stations: 29 (505) 771-0316
- Del Norte Dialysis8 miles away5201 San Mateo Blvd Ne Albuquerque New Mexico 87109Dialysis Stations: 17 (505) 884-4820
- North Albuquerque Dialysis Center (Fmc)8.09 miles away5200 San Mateo Blvd Ne Albuquerque New Mexico 87109CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (505) 883-7599
- Albuquerque Dialysis (Dci)10.1 miles away1500 Indian School Rd Ne Albuquerque New Mexico 87102CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (505) 724-1500