Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

    9150 McMahon Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.53·(172)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      1.9
    • Amenities

      2.1
    • Value

      1.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and CNA teams
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy program
    • Engaging activities program and dedicated activities staff
    • Effective wound-care and specialty nursing services
    • Supportive social-services and discharge-planning assistance
    • Successful short-term rehabilitation outcomes enabling home discharge
    • Responsive night and certain shift staff
    • Smooth admissions and intake coordination
    • Clean and organized units reported by some families
    • Individual staff members recognized for exemplary performance

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels, particularly on weekends and nights
    • Unreliable responsiveness to call lights and telephone communication
    • Medication-administration and medication-timing management gaps
    • Inconsistent infection-control and clinical oversight
    • Sanitation and cleanliness issues in rooms and common areas
    • Deferred or inadequate personal-care routines and hygiene support
    • Maintenance and amenity shortfalls (broken TVs, missing clocks, limited furniture)
    • Variable food quality and inconsistent accommodation of dietary needs
    • Weak follow-through on repairs, promises, and grievance resolution
    • Gaps in clinical monitoring and escalation leading to ER transfers
    • Billing, insurance coordination, and discharge-property return delays
    • Safety and transfer-practice weaknesses
    • Pest-control concerns and odor issues in some areas
    • Inconsistent therapy scheduling and equipment availability

    Summary of reviews

    Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center elicits strongly mixed impressions. Reviewers describe both high-performing clinical teams and persistent operational weaknesses. The facility earns consistent praise for its therapy services (physical and occupational therapy), several individual clinicians, wound-care nursing, and social-services assistance; many families credit therapy and coordinated discharge planning with enabling successful returns home. The activities program is frequently highlighted as a positive contributor to resident quality of life, with specific staff noted for engagement and program variety.

    Care quality descriptions are polarized. Positive accounts emphasize compassionate nurses and CNAs, attentive night staff, and effective clinical adjustments when issues are escalated. Conversely, a substantial portion of feedback documents problems with timely care: slow or inconsistent responses to call lights, delayed medication administration, missed or late diabetes and pain management, and gaps in routine clinical monitoring. These issues are linked in multiple accounts to subsequent emergency transfers or deterioration in health status. Infection-control and clinical oversight concerns (including references to infectious incidents and COVID-related challenges) also appear as notable patterns that families flagged.

    Staffing and management emerge as cross-cutting themes. Several reviews praise individual employees and departments for professionalism and dedication; however, many others describe inconsistent staffing levels (notably on weekends and nights), variable supervisory follow-through, and ineffective grievance resolution. Communication problems—unanswered phones, promises left unfulfilled, and delays in returning belongings or resolving billing/insurance matters—contribute to family frustration and a sense of unreliable administration. Admissions experiences vary from smooth and informative to poorly coordinated.

    Facility condition and amenities are another area of divergence. The building is characterized as older; some reviewers note clean, organized areas, while others report maintenance deficits such as broken TVs, missing orientation aids (clocks/calendars), limited in-room furniture, and general upkeep issues. Sanitation and odor concerns in specific units, together with pest-control mentions, point to inconsistent environmental management. Dining is frequently described as uneven—ranging from acceptable to bland, small portions, and occasional failures to accommodate dietary needs.

    Patterns to note for prospective residents and families: Skies appears capable of delivering strong rehabilitation and individualized clinical interventions when staffed and managed effectively, but there is a recurring pattern of operational variability. Key risks identified across feedback include inconsistent responsiveness to resident needs, medication- and monitoring-related lapses, and unreliable facility maintenance and administrative follow-through. Families prioritizing intensive, consistent nursing oversight and robust infection-control practices should probe staffing ratios, medication-safety protocols, and recent survey/inspection records. Those focused on therapy outcomes and an active activities program may find strengths that align with their goals, provided current operational inconsistencies are addressed or clarified prior to admission.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is located at 9150 McMahon Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87114.

    About Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center

    Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center sits at 9150 McMahon NW in Albuquerque and serves seniors who need both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, taking in about 113 residents with 120 beds on hand, and you'll find both private and semi-private rooms that are all air-conditioned and set up for comfort, with things like cable TV, in-room dining, activity rooms, a beauty salon, and internet access, and there's always a helping hand with things like housekeeping, laundry, and transportation. The center provides a wide mix of healthcare services including skilled nursing, post-hospital rehab, hospice, palliative care, respite care, medication management, and case management, plus there's a focus on heavier needs like orthopedic rehab, wound care, and chronic illness care thanks to on-site medical staff like doctors, a nurse practitioner, registered nurses, and a medical director with specialties in internal medicine and long-term care.

    Many say the staff are caring and the center feels friendly and homelike, with activities that aim to keep people busy like religious services, cultural groups, and educational programs, and there's even pet therapy, a safe smoke-free environment, and a bit of a relief knowing visitors can overnight in special guest accommodations. Skies Healthcare is known as a Medicare and Medicaid certified facility and offers payment through most private insurances, and it has the only Tier 4 recognition from the AHCA in New Mexico, which stands out, but it's also faced some serious challenges, like 82 documented health deficiencies in recent inspection reports including issues with residents' privacy for phone and mail (F0576), food safety and appeal (F0804), and two past infection-related deficiencies, so there are real concerns about past and current care. The nurse turnover is pretty high at 54.4% and nurse staffing averages about 3.02 nurse hours per resident per day, and there have been repeat problems tied to chronic understaffing, medical malpractice, and several reports of abuse and neglect, with outside groups connected to holding the facility accountable for residents' rights.

    Wendy Graves manages the place along with Dr. Lisa S. Noya who's qualified in elderly medical care, and the direct owners are Summit Care LLC, but there are many indirect owners including Genesis Healthcare and a bunch of healthcare investment firms, and the center is part of larger groups like the New Mexico Health Care Association, giving access to resources and educational training for staff. Skies also offers many therapies, such as physical, occupational, speech, respiratory, contract rehab, and pain management, with extra options like interpreter services, pharmacy delivery, and both mail and newspaper service, so there's a lot to choose from day-to-day, and folks can take part in recreational and social activities in lounges or common rooms or outdoors when possible. Even though you'll hear some call Skies a safe and friendly place, anyone thinking about staying should weigh its history of health violations, high staff turnover, and past deficiencies along with its range of services and activities.

    People often ask...

    Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 9150 McMahon Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114.

    No, Skies Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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