Aztec Healthcare

    500 Care Ln, Aztec, NM, 87410
    4.5 · 88 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Caring staff but intermittent problems

    I found the staff overwhelmingly kind, compassionate and professional - welcoming reception, attentive nurses/CNAs, smooth check-in, strong rehab and proactive doctors - and the center is generally clean with a warm, family-like atmosphere. However, I also saw troubling lapses: missed/late medications, delays in pain care, occasional dirty rooms/bathrooms and neglect (poor food, long waits for help). Overall I'd recommend it for the caring staff and therapy, but with caution because of intermittent medical and housekeeping issues.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    4.52 · 88 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.9
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      2.6
    • Amenities

      2.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Friendly, caring and personable staff
    • Attentive nursing staff and certified nursing assistants (CNAs)
    • Strong rehab and therapy services for recovery
    • Consistent long-term caregivers who form family-like bonds
    • Smooth intake and check-in process for many families
    • Active, engaging activities program and staff (named staff praised)
    • Clean facility reported in many visits
    • Helpful, informative and proactive communication from some doctors/staff
    • Good, comforting meals reported by multiple families
    • Prompt assistance and efficient front-office staff
    • Supportive emotional and mental care for residents
    • Residents and families frequently willing to recommend the facility

    Cons

    • Missed or delayed medication administration
    • Delays in pain management and inadequate medical attention
    • Instances of neglect (not checked on, not fed, left in soiled clothing)
    • Unprofessional or distracted staff behavior (e.g., on phone)
    • Dirty rooms, unclean bathrooms and lingering odors in some areas
    • Poor handling of deceased residents' belongings
    • Inconsistent food quality—reports of cold or unappetizing meals
    • Staffing shortages and long waits for assistance
    • Administrative issues, including billing/insurance concerns and alleged lying to families
    • Bed sores and weight loss reported in some residents
    • Overcrowded or cramped rooms in isolated complaints
    • Inconsistent care quality—wide variation between shifts/staff

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is highly mixed with a clear polarization: many families and residents report excellent, compassionate care—especially for rehabilitation, long-term homecare, and recovery after events like a stroke—while a smaller but significant subset of reviews raise serious safety and quality concerns. Positive reviews consistently praise the warmth, professionalism, and attentiveness of nurses, CNAs, therapy staff, activities coordinators, and front-desk personnel. Several families describe staff who became like family, who supported residents physically and emotionally, and who delivered strong outcomes during extended care stays. The facility’s intake and check-in processes are frequently described as smooth, and the activities program (including specific staff members named in praise) is a recurring strength that contributes to resident well-being and family satisfaction.

    Care quality is the theme with the largest divergence. Many reviews describe skilled nursing and rehabilitation as stellar—therapy and nursing staff who are invested in recovery, proactive physicians, and successful transitions back home. Conversely, several reviews describe serious lapses: missed medications, delayed pain management, missed doctor visits, and periods where residents were reportedly not checked on for many hours. Some reports describe residents left in soiled clothing, urinals not emptied, and failure to change bedding or provide showers. These are high-severity claims that indicate inconsistency in clinical oversight and timeliness of care across shifts or units. A handful of reviews also mention bed sores and weight loss, which are objective markers families cite when they believe care standards slipped.

    Staff and culture appear to be a major asset but also a source of variability. Positive comments about staff are numerous: friendly, courteous, patient-centered, and knowledgeable employees who are praised for empathy and individualized attention. Activity staff and nursing staff receive repeated commendations. Yet several reviews describe unprofessional behavior (staff distracted on phones), caregivers being unresponsive, or even administrative dishonesty, suggesting that training, supervision, and accountability may be uneven. Staffing shortages are also noted as a contributing factor to long waits and delayed assistance, which aligns with some of the neglect and missed-medication reports.

    Facility cleanliness and maintenance comments trend mostly positive but include notable exceptions. Many visitors describe a clean, well-kept building and rooms with pleasant common areas and patios. However, there are recurring isolated reports of dirty bathrooms (one noted specifically near the recreation area), odors (including reports of rooms smelling like feces), and trash/rubble found among a deceased resident’s belongings. These reports suggest that while housekeeping is effective in many areas, there are lapses in specific zones or during particular times that are causing concern for some families.

    Dining and amenities show mixed feedback. Several reviewers praised good, appetizing meals and even specific items (e.g., a cherry snow cone). Other families report poor food quality described as cold, boxed, or “jail-style.” Television and in-room entertainment are noted as needing improvement by at least one reviewer. Overall, dining and amenities appear satisfactory for many residents but inconsistent enough that food quality could become a deciding factor for some families.

    Management, administration, and post-event handling raise important red flags in some reviews. Positive notes include professional guidance through registration and clear directions for families. Negative reports include billing/insurance concerns, alleged administrative dishonesty, and notably poor handling of deceased residents’ belongings. These latter issues go beyond clinical care and touch on dignity, trust, and accountability—areas that can significantly impact family confidence even when clinical staff perform well.

    Patterns and recommendations: the most frequent and significant positive themes are friendly, attentive staff, good therapy/rehab capability, smooth admissions, and a family-like atmosphere for long-term residents. The most serious negative themes—missed medications, delayed pain treatment, neglect (not fed, not checked), and inconsistent cleanliness—are less numerous but are clinically and ethically significant. They point to variability between shifts or units and suggest potential systemic issues in staffing, supervision, medication administration protocols, and end-of-life/postmortem procedures.

    For families considering this facility, the reviews suggest performing targeted due diligence: ask about medication administration protocols, nursing ratios, pain management procedures, and recent quality audits for falls, pressure ulcers, weight loss, and missed meds. Visit unannounced if possible, inspect bathrooms and rooms, ask about housekeeping schedules and handling of personal belongings, and request references from families with similar care needs (rehab vs. long-term). If transferring a loved one who requires consistent clinical attention (complex meds or wound care), seek specifics on the staff assigned to that unit and confirm contingency plans for staffing shortages. The facility clearly provides excellent care for many residents, especially in rehab and long-term relationships, but the documented serious lapses merit careful inquiry and monitoring to ensure consistent, safe care.

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    About Aztec Healthcare

    Aztec Healthcare sits within the Invigorate Healthcare Services group and is focused on long-term care and new ideas in senior health, and the place has a team with skilled physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and Certified Nursing Assistants who are all available 24/7, every day of the year, and the staff includes Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses to manage care for every resident. Folks get individualized health plans based on their needs, whether they stay short-term for rehab or long-term for continuing care, and every room, whether private or semi-private, has a TV and phone with long-term residents offered especially spacious accommodations, while smaller short-stay units help people recover after a hospital visit or surgery. Aztec Healthcare offers a wide range of health services, like skilled nursing, doctor-supervised rehab, wound care for complicated wounds, therapy for diabetes, infusion and IV therapy for antibiotics and pain, and they also handle post-surgical needs, plus a Post-Acute Services program covers cardiac, orthopedic, pulmonary, neurological, and amputation support, all guided by physicians.

    Therapies run seven days a week, with physical, occupational, speech, wound, and IV therapies, and the therapy team personalizes plans to help residents regain their independence, work on daily skills or speech, and family involvement gets encouraged along the way. Residents can expect dietary and nutrition management from a certified dietitian, taking into account both medical and faith-based food needs, and there are on-site beauty and barber services available, too. Activities get tailored to the interests and abilities of each person, and licensed social services staff help with transitions and offer support during stays. The nursing and therapy staff pay close attention to each person's strengths and goals, aiming to help folks be as independent as possible and, when able, to safely return home with doctor-recommended rehabilitation and help from Home Health or other community programs as needed, and discharge planning involves close work with residents and families.

    Aztec Healthcare values a warm, caring environment with respect, compassion, innovation, and a focus on resident rights, and services work toward both practical support and personal care-there's a Skilled Wing with separate semi-private and private rooms for residents who need extra help, and the facility covers the full range from short-term recovery to long-term care to palliative and supportive care. The staff work hard to make sure residents get a good balance of medical care, nutritious meals, social activities, and a sense of safety and comfort throughout their time at Aztec Healthcare.

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