Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center

Nursing home in Albuquerque, NM

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 5123 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
Phone: (505) 292-3333
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 325125
Overall star rating: 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating: 3 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 178
Average residents per day: 130
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: St. Catherine Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
Chain: Genesis Healthcare (184 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Aug 26, 2013
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 325125. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 10, 2025. CMS lists 69 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 5, 2022 to Jun 26, 2026): 21 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jun 26, 2026	Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 26, 2026	Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 8, 2026	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 18, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 18, 2025	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… Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 30, 2025	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 17, 2025	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 3, 2025	Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 3, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 10, 2025	Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 10, 2025	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… Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 69. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 5 fines totalling $167,434 in the last three years.

Feb 10, 2025	Fine: $39,507
Oct 10, 2024	Fine: $14,269
Dec 22, 2023	Fine: $98,550
Oct 30, 2023	Fine: $3,145
Oct 13, 2023	Fine: $11,963

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.69 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.47 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.12 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.23 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 70%
RN turnover (yearly): 76%
Administrators who left in the past year: 1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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