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Colfax General Ltc

615 PROSPECT AVENUE, SPRINGER, NM, 87747

(575) 483-3300

33 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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615 Prospect Avenue

Springer, NM 87747

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CMS facility ID

32E032

Care type

Nursing home

County

Colfax

Facility name

Colfax General Ltc

Street address

615 PROSPECT AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Springer, NM 87747

Phone

(575) 483-3300

About this facility — Colfax General Ltc

Colfax General Ltc is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Springer, New Mexico. It is licensed for 33 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Mexico (102 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Springer and 68 skilled nursing facilities across New Mexico. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Colfax General Ltc 29 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 6 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

For profit - Partnership

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1980-05-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

3 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-01-30

Nurse staffing

2.6 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-04-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-05-15

F-0658

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-05-15

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-05-15

F-0919

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Corrected 2025-05-15

2025-01-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0610

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-02-03

F-0814

F · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2025-02-03

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)

2024-01-19Health inspection3 citations

F-0761

F · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-02-16

F-0801

F · No harm foundFood safety

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2024-02-16

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-02-16

2023-02-28Health inspection8 citations

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0740

G · Actual harm

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0851

E · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2023-04-21

F-0882

F · No harm found

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2023-04-21

2025-01-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0354

E · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2025-01-31

2024-01-19Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-02-16

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-02-16

2023-02-28Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2023-04-20

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-04-20

K-0361

F · No harm found

Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.

Corrected 2023-04-20

K-0363

F · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-04-20

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2023-04-20

K-0923

F · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-04-20

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 32E032.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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