Sandia Ridge Center
Nursing Home Facility
2216 Lester Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
Located in the Northeast Heights of Albuquerque, the 136-bed St. John Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center sits on a beautifully landscaped property with mature, towering trees and shrubs. The Center's Rehabilitation Department boasts both indoor and outdoor therapy with a multiple-surface therapy garden that looks onto the majestic Sandia Mountains. Two secured Dementia Units keep patients who may wander safe and reassure families. Visitors are invited to join residents during meals or seasonal Quality-of-Life Activities including; outings, holiday parties and summertime cookouts. The team at St. John Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center looks forward to your visit.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
Sandia Ridge Center is licensed for 136 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Albuquerque average about 116 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 90% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Albuquerque average about 2.4 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2023 and recorded 20 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 51%.
The community is located in Bernalillo County, NM.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 58 problems at Sandia Ridge Center. 6 findings involved harm to a resident, including 4 that put residents in immediate danger. 25 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $114,001.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, widespread
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Put residents in immediate danger, widespread
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Put residents in immediate danger, widespread
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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, a pattern
Resident Rights
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
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, widespread
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
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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
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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.
Sandia Ridge Center offers assisted living, nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 136
- Occupancy 90%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 51%
- Last health inspection January 2023
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