Aztec Healthcare
500 Care Lane, Aztec, NM, 87410
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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.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Opco Skilled Management
- Certified beds
- 112 · avg 97 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 62.3% — higher than most New Mexico nursing homesNew Mexico avg: 53.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 53.8% — near the New Mexico averageNew 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)
- 3 fines · $94,953 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 325071
- Certified beds
- 112 beds · avg 97 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Aztec Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Opco Skilled Management
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Opco Skilled Management chain — 64 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- David Garetz
Corporate Officer · since 2020
- Adam Mindle
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2019
- Bryn Mawr Trust
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 86% · since 2019
- Canyon Creek Healthcare, Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019
- Elizabeth Collazo
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2019
- Esther Kaplan
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2019
+ 1 additional owner 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 37)
- D0880·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0658·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- J0578·Apr 9, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
- G0686·Jan 28, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0641·Jan 28, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- J0684·Dec 18, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- J0580·Dec 18, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0676·Sep 10, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $27K · 1 payment denial
- 20242 fines · $68K
Most recent events
- Sep 18, 2025Payment denial · 37 days · starting Dec 9, 2025
- Sep 18, 2025Fine · $27K
- Dec 18, 2024Fine · $16K
- Jun 7, 2024Fine · $52K
Largest single fine on record: $52K.
Fire-safety citations
8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 7, 2024. 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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