Skilled nursing · Albuquerque, NM

Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center

5123 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111

178 bedsFor profit - Corporation
0.2Clarity
Score history
Aug 20260.2 flagged
Jul 20260.2 flagged
Jun 20260.2 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, 70% of the nursing staff leaves each year, and inspectors levied $167,434 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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The record

CMS Care Compare · Jun 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Health inspection★★★☆☆ 3 of 5
Staffing★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Quality measures★★★★☆ 4 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
20 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
3 hr 37 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
70.2%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
24.4%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
17.9%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
5.5%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$167,434 · 5 penalties
Abuse iconNone
Conflict flags in latest reconcile3

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

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • Staffing below the line. Residents get 3 hr 37 min of nursing time a day against a national norm of 3 hr 37 min, and 70% of nurses leave each year — thin staffing is the first warehouse warning sign.
  • Antipsychotic use runs high. 24% of long-stay residents are on antipsychotics against a 14% national median — ask what share have a qualifying diagnosis.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 3× the national rate. 5.5% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • $167,434 in federal fines. 5 penalties 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 Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center?
Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
Has Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center been cited for resident harm?
Bear Canyon Rehabilitation Center has $167,434 in federal fines across 5 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.