About Mescalero Care Center

Mescalero Care Center is a nursing home in Mescalero, New Mexico. Its capacity is 40 beds, below the New Mexico median of 101 for nursing homes. It is run by a nonprofit operator and is part of Mescalero Apache Tribe. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 62 citations, the most recent on December 5, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 4.85 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

1.0

Staffing

1.0

Quality measures

2.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (62)

Records from June 2023 to December 2025.

June 15, 2023
Tag F0745
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 31, 2023.
June 15, 2023
Tag F0758
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is l….
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 31, 2023.

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Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

4.85 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.87 in Q1 2026.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

Non profit

Parent company: Mescalero Apache Tribe

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

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Nursing Homes

New Mexico median$9,125/mo

New Mexico cost breakdown

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