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Mescalero Care Center
⌖ Mescalero, NM · Otero County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds40
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (other)
About Mescalero Care Center
Mescalero Care Center is a 40-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mescalero, NM. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in New Mexico is 2.9. At its last full inspection (May 2025), inspectors found 34 problems, more than the New Mexico average of 17.9. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 52 min a day with each resident, about the same as the New Mexico average of 3 hr 32 min. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameMescalero Care Center
LocationOtero County, New Mexico
Phone(575) 464-4802
Address454 Lipan Avenue, Mescalero, NM 88340 · Otero County
CMS provider number325116
Ownership typeNon-profit (other)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 17, 2003 (22 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since May 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident43 min a dayNew Mexico average: 38 minStrength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 52 min a dayNew Mexico average: 3 hr 32 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Health citations at last inspection34 (May 2025)New Mexico average: 17.9. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the New Mexico average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.2%State average: 3.5%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)7.8%State average: 5.2%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs9.1%State average: 14.5%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the New Mexico average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In New Mexico, Medicaid pays for 70% of resident days at a typical home.
- 80% Medicaid
- 10% Medicare
- 10% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average66%New Mexico typical: 83%
Cost of care per resident day$356New Mexico typical: $412
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 19 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing3★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9.9 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.9 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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