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Nursing home staffing in New Mexico: residents per CNA, home by home
New Mexico's middle nursing home has one nurse aide on duty for every 11.7 residents at an average hour (the middle US home 10.7), and 54.5% of its nursing staff left in a year, by what 68 nursing homes report to Medicare from their payroll (Oct 2026). Below, the 6 hiring on this site, fewest residents per aide first, each opening its jobs.
New Mexico nursing homes hiring now, by staffing
Each nursing home hiring on this site, as it reports to Medicare, fewest residents per aide on duty first. New Mexico's middle home: 11.7 per aide.
| Nursing home | Residents per aide on duty | Per licensed nurse | Staff turnover | Agency aide hours | Staffing rating | Overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Estancias by Pure HealthAlbuquerque | 9.6 | 16.3 | 36.4% | 0.0% | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Princeton Health & RehabilitationAlbuquerque | 10.0 | 19.3 | 46.4% | 21.7% | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Casa Maria HealthcareRoswell | 10.8 | 19.5 | 54.1% | 0.0% | 2 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
| San Juan Care CenterFarmington | 11.7 | 23.1 | 47.7% | 0.0% | 2 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Spring River Rehabilitation and Care CenterRoswell | 11.9 | 28.4 | 60% | 0.0% | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
| Taos HealthcareTaos | 13.4 | 19.1 | 35.7% | 0.0% | 2 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
Residents per aide on duty averages the day's 24 hours: day shifts have more aides and nights fewer. Licensed nurses are RNs and LPNs. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left in a year. Ratings are Medicare's, 1 to 5 stars.
Agencies that place CNAs and nurses in New Mexico
Agency staff worked 11.8% of the nurse aide hours in New Mexico's nursing homes (1 Apr to 30 Jun 2026).
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Nursing home staffing in New Mexico: common questions
What is the CNA to resident ratio in New Mexico nursing homes?
At New Mexico's middle nursing home, one nurse aide is on duty for every 11.7 residents at an average hour; the middle half of its 68 nursing homes run from 9.9 to 12.7, against 10.7 at the middle US home. Day shifts have more aides on the floor and nights fewer. Licensed nurses (RNs and LPNs) have 18.1 residents each. From what each home reports to Medicare from its payroll (Oct 2026).
Which nursing homes in New Mexico hiring now have the most aides per resident?
Of the 6 New Mexico nursing homes hiring on this site, the fewest residents per aide on duty: Las Estancias by Pure Health in Albuquerque (9.6), Princeton Health & Rehabilitation in Albuquerque (10.0) and Casa Maria Healthcare in Roswell (10.8). Every one is listed with its turnover and Medicare ratings, and each opens its open jobs.
How much nursing staff turnover do New Mexico nursing homes have?
At the middle New Mexico nursing home, 54.5% of the nursing staff left in a year (the middle half 43.2% to 62.3%), against 44.7% at the middle US home; 56.8% of its registered nurses.
How much do New Mexico nursing homes use agency CNAs?
From 1 Apr to 30 Jun 2026, agency (contract) staff worked 11.8% of the nurse aide hours in New Mexico's nursing homes (US: 4.9%) and 18.9% of nurse hours; 41 of its 68 homes used some, by what each reports to Medicare's Payroll-Based Journal. Travel and agency healthcare jobs are listed every night.
Where are the nursing home jobs in New Mexico?
113 open nursing home and senior care jobs in New Mexico are listed from the employers' own job boards, by kind of job.
Nursing home staffing in other states
Each state's figures and the nursing homes hiring there.
- Texas171
- Illinois113
- Florida93
- New York92
- Indiana89
- Pennsylvania89
- Missouri81
- California72
- Ohio71
- North Carolina65
- New Jersey64
- Massachusetts49
- Connecticut48
- Maryland40
- Michigan39
- Minnesota38
- Iowa37
- Wisconsin35
- Georgia34
- Tennessee27
- Alabama26
- Virginia26
- Louisiana20
- Nebraska19
- Colorado18
- Arizona17
- Kansas17
- Kentucky17
- Oregon17
- Washington17
- Delaware13
- Arkansas12
- South Carolina10
- Idaho8
- Oklahoma8
- Montana7
- South Dakota6
- Mississippi5
- New Hampshire5
- Vermont4
- Wyoming4
- West Virginia3
- Maine2
- Nevada2
- Alaska1
- Hawaii1
- Rhode Island1
- District of Columbia
- North Dakota
- Utah
Sources and method
Each nursing home's reported nurse aide, LPN and RN hours per resident per day and its nursing staff turnover, as Medicare publishes them from the Payroll-Based Journal. Residents per staff member on duty is 24 divided by the hours per resident per day. The state's figure is its middle nursing home's (the median). A nursing home is listed here when an employer this site reads names it by its Medicare number.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information (Care Compare), Oct 2026, published 1 Oct 2026
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, 1 Apr to 30 Jun 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Nursing home staffing in New Mexico. Data as of 1 Oct 2026. https://carejobs.now/nursing-home-staffing/new-mexico