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La Vida Llena

10501 LAGRIMA DE ORO NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 87111

(505) 296-6700

58 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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10501 Lagrima De Oro Ne

Albuquerque, NM 87111

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

325035

Care type

Nursing home

County

Bernalillo

Facility name

La Vida Llena

Street address

10501 LAGRIMA DE ORO NE

City / state / ZIP

Albuquerque, NM 87111

Phone

(505) 296-6700

About this facility — La Vida Llena

La Vida Llena is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is licensed for 58 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Mexico (102 beds).

It is one of 132 senior care facilities in Albuquerque 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 La Vida Llena 25 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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

Non profit - Other

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

5 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1983-03-28

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

11 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-12-22

Nurse staffing

4.1 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$247 per day (≈ $7,510/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

5% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 92% private/other

Occupancy

74% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

32% below the NM median of $362/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-12-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations

F-0583

E · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0604

E · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0637

E · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2026-02-25

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 2026-02-25

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0689

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0761

E · 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 2026-02-25

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 2026-02-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-25

2025-05-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0602

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2025-07-29

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (13 citations)

2024-09-12Health inspection2 citations

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 2024-10-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-10-25

2023-06-29Health inspection7 citations

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2023-08-21

F-0656

E · 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 2023-08-21

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-08-21

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2023-08-21

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 2023-08-21

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-08-21

F-0925

F · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2023-08-21

2024-09-12Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0500

E · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2024-10-25

2023-06-29Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-08-21

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-08-21

2022-04-14Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0926

E · No harm found

Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.

Corrected 2022-06-01

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 325035.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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