White Sands Healthcare is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1985-04-17. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (575) 392-6845 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

White Sands Healthcare holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 61.8/100, placing it #11465 of 14703 facilities nationally and #48 of 68 in New Mexico. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at White Sands Healthcare receives a reported average of 3 hours 10 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 31 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 45 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 53 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 47 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 49.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged White Sands Healthcare with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $33,120. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $33,120, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 139.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, White Sands Healthcare ranks 11465th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 61.8/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within NM, it ranks 48th out of 68 nursing homes. In Hobbs, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #12,261 nationally and RN hours rank #8,325 nationally (#38 in NM). Our composite quality score of 61.8/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Hobbs, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_mexico/hobbs/