A closer look
Four nursing homes in state have been highly penalized, but there are places to get help
Data based on reports filed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services between 2015 and April 2018 compiled by the investigative journalism organization ProPublica.
NAME: Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center LOCATION: Alamogordo AMONG HIGHEST IN
STATE FOR: Serious deficiencies (nine). Inspectors have also found 67 total deficiencies at Casa Arena Blanca since 2015.
RESPONSE: “Though our facility has experienced challenges in the past, we are taking necessary steps to address them,” Jeffrey Adisam, Casa Arena Blanca’s administrator said in a statement. “Everyone associated with our facility remains committed to providing the highest level of compassion and care to our residents, and we look forward to improved surveys in the future.”
NAME: Casa Real LOCATION: Santa Fe AMONG HIGHEST IN
STATE FOR: Total deficiencies (101). Of those, inspectors found five serious deficiencies. The home was hit with $122,867 in fines and three payment suspensions from Medicaid or Medicare in the past three years. It is also a “special focus facility,” a federal designation given to nursing homes that have “a history of serious quality issues.” Casa Real is listed in a recent CMS report as a facility that has shown improvement. RESPONSE: Casa Real directed a request for comment to its parent, Texasbased Preferred Care Group. Preferred Care did not respond to a request for comment.
NAME: Good Samaritan Society — Manzano Del Sol LOCATION: Albuquerque AMONG HIGHEST
IN STATE FOR: Fines ($220,214). Manzano Del Sol has also had two payment suspensions since 2015.
RESPONSE: A spokesman for the facility’s parent company, Good Samaritan Society, said in a statement that Manzano Del Sol is committed to “addressing issues raised by the New Mexico Department of Health surveys.” He also noted the nursing home recently received an award as part of a national program that sets “specific, measurable targets to further improve quality of care in America’s skilled nursing centers and assisted living communities.”
NAME: Mission Arch Center LOCATION: Roswell AMONG HIGHEST IN
STATE FOR: Payment suspensions (four). Mission Arch Center has also been fined $177,077 and was cited for seven serious deficiencies in the past three years.
RESPONSE: A Mission Arch Center spokeswoman said the facility is “committed to providing high-quality care to our patients and residents” and supports the mission and quality initiatives of the New Mexico Health Care Association, of which it is a member.