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.
Sandia Ridge Center is licensed for 136 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Albuquerque average about 117 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.
Sandia Ridge Center offers 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