Overview
Fort Bayard Medical Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the New Mexico average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Santa Clara. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 98% of nursing homes in New Mexico (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 17, 2025, found 27 health deficiencies, more than the New Mexico average of 17.2. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $83,501 in the past three years.
Fort Bayard Medical Center is a government-run facility with 200 certified beds, caring for about 135 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2009.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 42%
Top 57%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 27
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $83,501
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.77 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.05 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.51 hrs
- Nurse aides4.21 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 200
- Average residents per day
- 135
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 20, 2009
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes