White Sands Healthcare
5715 North Lovington Highway, Hobbs, NM, 88240
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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
- 118 · avg 109 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 46.4% — lower than most New Mexico nursing homesNew Mexico avg: 53.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 25% — lower than most New Mexico nursing homesNew Mexico avg: 52.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the New Mexico averageNew Mexico avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $28,663 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 325040
- Certified beds
- 118 beds · avg 109 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- White Sands 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 (20 on record)
- Hansen Hunter Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Kristin Zemmin
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- The Wright Group Consulting, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Lisa Stolarczyk
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- David Garetz
Corporate Officer · since 2020
- 5715 n Lovington Hwy Nm, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2019
+ 14 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 35)
- D0880·Mar 12, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Mar 12, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Mar 12, 2026
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.
- D0732·Mar 12, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0700·Mar 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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…
- D0695·Mar 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0657·Mar 12, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E0655·Mar 12, 2026
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
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $29K
Most recent events
- Nov 18, 2025Fine · $20K
- Jul 16, 2025Fine · $8,278
Largest single fine on record: $20K.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 13, 2025. 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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