Healthcare quality in New Mexico
New Mexico has 297 Medicare-certified facilities. Their average CMS overall rating is 2.8 stars — below the national average — and 20% are rated 4 or 5 stars. Overall, New Mexico ranks #49 of 51 states on our Care Score.
Cura Rank Care Score
Our composite of care quality (avg rating), consistency (% rated 4-5★) and access (facilities per senior). New Mexico ranks #49 of 51 nationally. See the full ranking.
Quality by facility type in New Mexico
Top-rated nursing homes in New Mexico
Who needs care in New Mexico
About 20.3% of New Mexico's residents are 65 or older (429,581 people), and that population has grown +10.7% since 2020. See the full New Mexico statistics & charts.
Median household income is $62,125, and 13.1% of seniors live below the poverty line — a factor in how many families rely on Medicaid-certified care.
Choosing care in New Mexico
Use the state ranking as a starting point, then compare specific facilities by city: browse nursing homes, hospitals and more in New Mexico, read our ratings explainer, and bring our tour questions when you visit.
Quality comes from the federal CMS five-star rating system, which scores nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies and dialysis centers on inspections, staffing and clinical outcomes. We summarize those official ratings for every New Mexico facility.
Four or five stars is above average; three is average; one or two is below average. In New Mexico, 20% of rated facilities earn 4-5 stars.
No. New Mexico ranks #49 of 51 overall, but quality varies widely between facilities and cities. Always check the specific facility and visit in person.