Overview
Desert Springs Health Care has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New Mexico average of 2.9. Among the 2 nursing homes in Hobbs, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 58% of nursing homes in New Mexico (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 30, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, fewer than the New Mexico average of 17.2. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $17,215 in the past three years.
Desert Springs Health Care is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 77 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2016.
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 50%
Top 3%
Top 11%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $17,215
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.48 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.47 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.87 hrs
- Nurse aides2.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 77
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 7, 2016
- 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