Overview
South Valley Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the New Mexico average of 2.9. It ranks 3rd of 18 nursing homes in Albuquerque. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 64% of nursing homes in New Mexico (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 3, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the New Mexico average of 17.2. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 61% of New Mexico nursing homes have been fined.
South Valley Care Center is a for-profit facility with 58 certified beds, caring for about 52 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 2024.
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 17%
Top 14%
Top 20%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.58 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.69 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.33 hrs
- Nurse aides2.56 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 58
- Average residents per day
- 52
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 22, 2024
- 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