Desert Springs Health Care LLC
1701 N Turner Street, Hobbs, NM 88240
Desert Springs Health Care LLC, a 80-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Hobbs, NM, holds a 5-star CMS overall rating - well above the 3.0-star national average, ranking #6 of 67 rated homes in NM on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 2 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
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- 5 / 5
- Much above average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #6 of 67
- In-state rank among rated NM homes
- 3.57
- Below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 34
- Inspection findings · 2 serious
The verdict
Desert Springs Health Care LLC, a 80-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Hobbs, NM, holds a 5-star CMS overall rating - well above the 3.0-star national average, ranking #6 of 67 rated homes in NM on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. 2 inspection findings reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
- 5 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #6 of 67
- In-state rank among rated NM homes
- 3.57
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 34
- Inspection findings · 2 serious
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 68 NM nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Corporation. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 325129
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 80
- Residents
- 75
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Lea
- Last Inspection
- Jan 30, 2026
Staffing Data
How the 3.57 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 0.53 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.84
- CNA Hours
- 2.20
- Total Nursing Hours
- 3.57 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.11
- Nursing Turnover
- 51.6%
- RN Turnover
- 16.7%
What the CMS Record Reveals About Desert Springs Health Care LLC
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Desert Springs Health Care LLC ranks #6 of 67 rated nursing homes in NM on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Desert Springs Health Care LLC operates 80 certified beds in Hobbs, NM with approximately 75 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars (health inspection 4★ · staffing 3★ · quality 5★).
The inspection file contains 34 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 2 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. CMS enforcement records show 1 penalty totaling $17K levied against this facility. Staffing is reported at 3.57 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.86), with RN coverage at 0.53 per resident day.
Classified as "For profit - Corporation" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Desert Springs Health Care LLC falls into a category where comparative context matters. Reported nursing staff turnover at this facility is 51.6% (CMS payroll-based measure).
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (34 most recent)
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Provide appropriate foot care.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 25, 2026
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 20, 2024
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 20, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 6, 2024
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Feb 21, 2024
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 10.2% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 3.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 2.3% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 3.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 4.9% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 0.4% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 99.6% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 19.5% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 100.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 15.7% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 92.0% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 93.9% | No |
Penalty History 1 penalties totaling $17K
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | Fine | $17K |
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Desert Springs Health Care LLC, both outside NM so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside NM (80 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside NM (3.85 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in NM
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Belen Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
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Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Desert Springs Health Care LLC
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The NM registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View NM registry
- Peer homes near 80 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in NM. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
