Nursing home report
Farmington, NM · Medicare-certified · 144 beds
Life Care Center of Farmington has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Its inspection rating is low at 2 stars, staffing is 4 stars but reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.44 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day), and it has had $120,832 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.445 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.445.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
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
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 home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: K
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
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 November 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $36,005 was recorded.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $26,685 was recorded.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $58,142 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $120,832 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Nov 20, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
May 16, 2025
Federal fine
May 16, 2025
Federal fine
Jul 12, 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.
