Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home Facility
5123 Juan Tabo Boulevard Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87111
St. Catherine Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a certified Medicare/Medicaid facility located in beautiful far northeast foothills of Albuquerque, NM. Our focus is providing exceptional quality care that focuses on individuals as well as treating our guests like they are part of our family. Our staff is a diverse group of people with big hearts that enjoy helping people. We work closely with Providers, Home Health Agencies, Hospice Companies, Hospitals, and other Healthcare Facilities to provide dynamic healthcare.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
With 178 beds, Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Albuquerque average about 116 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 73% of its licensed beds. That is below the Albuquerque average of roughly 88%.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in February 2025 and recorded 12 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 70%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in Bernalillo County, NM.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 69 problems at Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center. 5 findings involved harm to a resident, including 4 that put residents in immediate danger. 21 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 4 times, a total of $155,471.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Put residents in immediate danger, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center offers memory care, nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 178
- Occupancy 73%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.7
- Annual staff turnover 70%
- Last health inspection February 2025
Resident & family reviews
I am appalled at the neglect of the patients. Medication is never given as prescribed by the doctor, and patients constantly have to remind the nurses that it is due, Day old sack lunches are more appealing than what is served. Water is being conserved because baths/showers are not given on a regular basis, instead techs are walking up and down the hall ways spraying air freshener to conceal the stench.
by Verified visitor, Dec 2010