Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center — Nursing Home in Albuquerque, NM

CMS Five-Star Rating

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Skies Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center had 27 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (January 8, 2026).

Inspection Findings — January 8, 2026

• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• 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. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. (Level F)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• 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. (Level F)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. (Level F)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level F)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (Level F)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level F)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level E)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026
• Post nurse staffing information every day. (Level D)
  Corrected — February 22, 2026

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Nearby Nursing Homes

• The Suites Rio Vista — 2/5 — 0.8 mi
• Rio Rancho Center — 1/5 — 3.2 mi
• The Neighborhood In Rio Rancho — 4/5 — 4.6 mi
• Fiesta Park Wellness & Rehabilitation — 4/5 — 5.3 mi
• The Rehabilitation Center of Albuquerque — 3/5 — 6.8 mi
• Spanish Trails Rehabilitation Suites — 4/5 — 6.8 mi

Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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