Nursing home report
Registered name: Fort Bayard Medical Center
Santa Clara, NM · Medicare-certified · 200 beds
Fort Bayard Medical Center / Fort Bayard State Veterans Home has a 3-star overall rating. Health inspection is lower at 2 stars, while staffing is 5 stars with reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (6.27 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day); there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
6.2667 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.2667.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: K
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: H
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited June 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $83,501 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $83,501 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Jun 11, 2024
Federal fine
Jun 11, 2024
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
