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White Sands Healthcare
Part of Opco Skilled Managementsee all 66 affiliated facilities
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
13.13% (lower is better)
- Worse than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
38.09% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
8.31% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.2%
national median 0.9%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
5.3%
national median 2.8%
worse than the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
1.1%
national median 1.0%
near the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
4.9%
national median 12.5%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
1.4%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
14.3%
national median 13.4%
near the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.2 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.5 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 2.8 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 46.6%
NM average: 3.5 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
NM average: 0.6 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
NM average: 3.1 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
NM average: 53.3% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
2 fines totaling $21,528 in the recent inspection window (most recent: November 18, 2025).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Opco Skilled Management
Who owns this facility — 25 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- 5715 White Sands Opco Holdings, LLC Organization
- Oxford Square LLC Organization
- Pintada Trust Organization
- Rimpau Holdings Trust Organization
- Sasem Investments LLC Organization
- Wellington Hc Partners LLC Organization
- Garetz, David Individual
- Garetz, David Individual
- Stolarczyk, Lisa Individual
- Zemmin, Kristin Individual
…and 15 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 15 health (NM avg 17.8) · 2 fire (NM avg 9.3) · ⚠ 3 serious Details
36 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 3 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: June 24, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 15 health deficiencies · NM average: 17.8 · National: 9.3
13 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (6) and egress (4).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2025-01-13): 2 deficiencies · NM average: 9.3 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How White Sands Healthcare compares nearby
Compared with the 5 other nursing homes within 50 miles — 6 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 6 nursing homes within 50 miles, White Sands Healthcare's overall star rating is 2★; the median among the 5 peers reporting it is 4★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median |
|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 2★ | 4★ |
| Health inspections reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 2★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 2★ | 3★ |
| Quality measures reported by 5 of 5 nearby peers | 3★ | 4★ |
The comparison group
- Desert Springs Health Care LLC
- Lovington Healthcare LLC
- Shinnery Oaks Community
- Memorial Health Care Center
- Artesia Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, LLC
Cohort: within 50 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work