Nursing Homes in Lea County, New Mexico

3 Medicare-certified nursing homes are based in Lea County, with rated providers averaging 3.3 out of 5 overall. Provider profiles below carry CMS ratings, inspections, staffing, and ownership.

Browse: Nursing Homes in New Mexico · all care types in Lea County · Cities: Hobbs, Lovington

Nursing Homes profiles in Lea County

Nursing Home · For profit - Corporation Desert Springs Health Care LLC Hobbs, NM 88240 CMS rating 5.0 / 580 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Corporation Lovington Healthcare LLC Lovington, NM 88260 CMS rating 3.0 / 562 beds Nursing Home · For profit - Corporation White Sands Healthcare Hobbs, NM 88240 CMS rating 2.0 / 5118 beds

Cities in Lea County

Hobbs, NM 2 facilities Lovington, NM 1 facilities

Choosing a nursing home in Lea County

To compare nursing homes, look past the star rating to the health inspection findings themselves, review nurse staffing levels and turnover, and ask about rehabilitation, memory care, and how care plans get reviewed.

A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.

Where you can, visit each option in Lea County, ask how care plans are created and revisited, and get costs, coverage, and availability confirmed in writing. Steady staffing and open communication with families count for as much as any published rating.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes does Lea County have?

According to the current CMS data, Lea County, New Mexico has 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes, averaging 3.3 out of 5 overall among rated providers.

Which Lea County cities have nursing homes?

Hobbs, Lovington list Medicare-certified nursing homes in the current data.

Data sources

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. Processing date: 2026-10-06.

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