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La Vida Llena Life Plan Retirement Community

Registered name: La Vida Llena

Albuquerque, NM · Medicare-certified · 50 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall

La Vida Llena Life Plan Retirement Community has a 3-star overall rating. Its health inspections are 4 stars and staffing is 3 stars, but quality measures are low at 1 star; reported nurse staffing is 4.15 hours per resident per day, just above the federal benchmark of 4.1, with no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

4.1467 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: December 22, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1467.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.83
Licensed practical nurses
0.73
Nurse aides
2.59
Weekend nursing
3.44

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 64%
Registered nurse turnover: 67%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

0%0%No change

Residents with a fall causing major injury

4.5%7.7%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

12%5.8%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2.3%0%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

0%3.6%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

15.8%6.9%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

41.1%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

2.6%3.2%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

4%0%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.5%1.7%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

8%33.4%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

2.3%7.7%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

88.6%100%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

96.7%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

71.9%93%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(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 June 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to make sure it had a pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, and other pests. Cited June 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 925 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F

The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Other
Occupancy
47 residents on an average day (94% of 50 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 43 years

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.