Nursing homeFAID #8198
Santa Fe Care Center
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
120
CMS facility ID
325030
Care type
Nursing home
County
Santa Fe
Facility name
Santa Fe Care Center
Street address
635 HARKLE ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone
(505) 982-2574
Website
About this facility — Santa Fe Care Center
Santa Fe Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is licensed for 120 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in New Mexico (102 beds).
It is one of 13 senior care facilities in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe Care Center 77 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $25,562 in fines. 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 - Corporation
Registered owners & officers
Compassion Care Management Services Inc
Direct owner — since 2018
Kerlab Health Care Management Llc
Direct owner — since 2018
Martin, Joseph
Direct owner — since 2018
Matley 828 Endeavors Llc
Direct owner — since 2018
Meyer, Matthew
Direct owner · Director · Operational control — since 2018
Regulatory standing
Licensed / certified since
1980-09-04
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
17 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$25,562 total
Last standard inspection
2024-07-11
Nurse staffing
0.3 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$407 per day (≈ $12,370/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 86% private/other
Occupancy
54% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
12% above the NM median of $362/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
120
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
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 2026-05-01
F-0760
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-05-01
2025-11-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
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 2026-01-30
F-0756
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2026-01-30
10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (73 citations)
2025-04-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-04-28
2024-10-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered6 citations
F-0580
G · Actual harmFrom 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 2024-11-27
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 2024-11-27
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-11-27
F-0677
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-11-27
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-11-27
F-0842
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-11-27
2024-07-11Health inspection13 citations
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0637
D · No harm found
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0638
D · No harm found
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-08-02
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 2024-08-02
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0825
D · No harm found
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Corrected 2024-08-02
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-08-02
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 2024-08-02
2024-07-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-07-19
2023-11-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 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 2024-01-15
F-0657
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0686
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0725
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-01-15
F-0842
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-01-15
2023-05-26Health inspection18 citations
F-0558
E · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2023-07-10
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 2023-07-10
F-0585
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2023-07-10
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 2023-07-10
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0657
E · 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 2023-07-10
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0697
K · Immediate jeopardy
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0725
G · Actual harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0730
D · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-07-10
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 2023-07-10
F-0790
E · No harm found
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Corrected 2023-07-10
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 2023-07-10
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0849
E · No harm found
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-07-10
F-0947
E · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2023-07-10
2022-03-24Health inspection7 citations
F-0561
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2022-04-30
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 2022-04-30
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2022-04-30
F-0585
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2022-04-30
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2022-04-30
F-0692
E · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2022-04-30
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 2022-04-30
2024-07-11Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-08-02
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-08-02
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-08-02
2023-05-26Fire-safety inspection12 citations
E-0007
F · No harm found
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2023-07-06
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0374
F · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-07-06
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-07-06
2022-03-24Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2022-04-30
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2022-04-30
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-04-30
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2022-04-30
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-04-30
Federal penalties
2024-10-25Fine$12,255
2023-11-21Fine$13,307
Total fines$25,562
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 325030.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
3.4★★★★★34 ratings on Google
★★★★Bill and Phil Gallegos · 2025-10-05 · via Google“My 90 year old husband was in the hospital for 8 days and could not come home until he was able to walk. I truly dreaded to have him in a rehabilitation center again, because the 2 previous experiences were absolutely horrible. I held my breath walking into Santa Fe Care Center, expecting to feel the now familiar vibes of despair. But no such thing. There was laughter and the residents in the rotu…”
★★★★A in Santa Fe · 2026-01-09 · via Google“WHOEVER RUNS THIS PLACE SHOULD HAVE SOMEONE IN THE FRONT THEY SHOULD HAVE SECURITY SOMETHING! ANYONE COULD WALK OFF THE STREETS IN HERE AND HARM THESE PEOPLE! I had a family member in here recently and they did a great job. My grandma absolutely loved the staff but the hospital ended up messing up. My grandma actually had a broken hip! She sat in this facility for a week possibly more with a broke…”
★★★★★Christopher Sauvageau · 2025-11-01 · via Google“Lots of collaboration of staff. The activities staff do a great job of offering activities for the residents and including family. The therapy staff works very hard to get loved ones back home or to the least restrictive environment. Nurses are very caring and kind.”
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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