Sandia Ridge Center
2216 Lester Drive Ne, Albuquerque, NM, 87112
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Genesis Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 140 · avg 127 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.4% — near the New Mexico averageNew Mexico avg: 53.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 59.1% — higher than most New Mexico nursing homesNew Mexico avg: 52.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the New Mexico averageNew Mexico avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $114,001 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 325032
- Certified beds
- 140 beds · avg 127 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- St. John Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Genesis Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Genesis Healthcare chain — 187 facilities across 18 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (24 on record)
- David Michael Greenberg
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Nakiesha Lee
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Avi Pinchas Mendelson
Corporate Officer · since 2024
+ 18 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 57)
- E0558·Apr 29, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- F0842·Mar 20, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0812·Mar 20, 2026Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F0761·Mar 20, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0677·Mar 20, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0658·Mar 20, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0655·Mar 20, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0635·Mar 20, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $114K
Most recent events
- May 28, 2025Fine · $114K
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 13, 2023. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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