200 S LINAM ST, Hobbs, NM 88240
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Desert Springs Health Care LLC
Hobbs, New MexicoMedicare inspection record
About Desert Springs Health Care LLC
Desert Springs Health Care LLC is a for profit - corporation nursing home in Hobbs, NM with 80 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
80 residents
Location
Hobbs, NM
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1701 N Turner Street, Hobbs, New Mexico 88240
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on January 30, 2026, state inspectors cited 12 health deficiencies (the New Mexico average is 17.6).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 34 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the New Mexico average.
Medicare fined Desert Springs Health Care LLC once in the last three years, $17,215 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 34 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 32 minutesBelow the New Mexico average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 52% |
Inspections
34 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
January 30, 2026 · Standard inspection · 12 citations
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 25, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 25, 2026Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Feb 25, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Feb 25, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 25, 2026Provide appropriate foot care.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 25, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 25, 2026Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 25, 2026Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Feb 25, 2026Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 25, 2026Honor 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Feb 25, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 25, 2026
November 20, 2024 · Standard inspection · 2 citations
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 20, 2024Post nurse staffing information every day.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Dec 20, 2024
May 17, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Apr 6, 2024
January 26, 2024 · Standard inspection · 19 citations+
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Feb 21, 2024Implement 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Feb 21, 2024Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Feb 21, 2024Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Feb 21, 2024Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 21, 2024Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 21, 2024Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Feb 21, 2024Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Feb 21, 2024Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Feb 21, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Feb 21, 2024Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Feb 21, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Feb 21, 2024Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Feb 21, 2024Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Feb 21, 2024Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Feb 21, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $17,215 in the last three years.
- January 30, 2026Fine: $17,215
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Desert Springs Healthcare LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- January 7, 2016
- Part of a chain
- Opco Skilled Management, 68 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 325129
Location
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1701 N Turner StreetHobbs, NM 88240
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Questions about Desert Springs Health Care LLC
How did Desert Springs Health Care LLC do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on January 30, 2026 and cited 12 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The New Mexico average is 17.6.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Desert Springs Health Care LLC?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 34 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses. 52% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Desert Springs Health Care LLC been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Desert Springs Health Care LLC once in the last three years, totaling $17,215.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.