Albuquerque Heights Healthcare And Rehabilitation
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Albuquerque, NM — inspection on April 15, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
A.
Record review of R #177's face sheet revealed the resident was admitted to the facility 03/19/25 with the following diagnoses:
- Non-st elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction (a heart attack that happens when a part of the heart is not getting enough oxygen),
- Congestive heart failure (the heart cannot supply enough blood to meet the body's needs),
- Ischemic cardiomyopathy (a type of heart failure caused by low blood flow to the heart muscle),
- Type II diabetes (means that your body does not use insulin properly),
- End stage renal disease (kidneys reach advanced state of loss of function),
- Dependence on renal dialysis (a blood purifying treatment given when kidney function is not optimum.)
B. On 04/07/25 at 9:36 am, during an interview with R #177, she stated her lunch tray was on her bedside table when she got back to her room after dialysis, and she ate the lunch trays when she got back.
She stated she typically got back to the facility between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
She stated she did not ask staff to heat up her meal. R #177 stated she was hungry when she got back to the facility.
She stated she asked staff to heat up her lunch meal, but they did not warm it up.
C. On 04/07/25 at 12:45 pm, during an observation, staff delivered a meal tray to R #177's room and left the tray on the bedside table.
Further observation revealed R #177 was at dialysis.
D. On 04/07/25 at 1:14 pm, 2:18 pm, and 3:34 pm, during an observation, R #177's lunch tray sat on the bedside table.
The lunch tray consisted of a tamale and black beans.
E. On 04/07/25 at 3:37 pm, during an observation, R #177 ate her lunch of tamale and black beans. An unidentified Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) took the tray away from the resident and stated the food was more than two hours old.
F. On 04/11/25 at 11:09 am, during an interview with Nurse #10, she stated staff left a lunch tray for R #177 on her bedside table so she could eat it when she returned from dialysis.
Nurse #10 stated R #177 liked having the tray available to eat when she returned.
She stated they offered to heat it up for her.
She could not say how long the meal tray sat out before R #177 ate it.
325069
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 325069 B.
Wing 04/15/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation 103 Hospital Loop NE Albuquerque, NM 87109
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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