Skilled nursing · Truth or Consequences, NM

New Mexico State Veterans Home

992 South Broadway, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901

131 bedsGovernment - State
4.7Clarity
Score history
Aug 20264.7 flagged
Jul 20264.7 flagged
Jun 20264.7 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 5 Jul 2026

Read this record before you tour: registered-nurse time runs well below the national average, 82% of the nursing staff leaves each year, and inspectors levied $44,226 in federal fines over the last 36 months. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 5 Jul 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Jun 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Health inspection★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Staffing★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Quality measures★★★★☆ 4 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
25 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
5 hr 59 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
81.9%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
16.6%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
10.8%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
2.4%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$44,226 · 1 penalty
Abuse iconNone
Conflict flags in latest reconcile1

NM does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Mixed — worth touring with these questions in hand.

  • Staffing below the line. Residents get 5 hr 59 min of nursing time a day against a national norm of 3 hr 37 min, and 82% of nurses leave each year — thin staffing is the first warehouse warning sign.
  • $44,226 in federal fines. 1 penalty in the last 36 months — the citation detail is in the record above.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for New Mexico State Veterans Home?
New Mexico State Veterans Home has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
Has New Mexico State Veterans Home been cited for resident harm?
New Mexico State Veterans Home has $44,226 in federal fines across 1 penalties in the last 36 months. Details appear in the record above.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.