CCN 325129 · Lea County, New Mexico
Desert Springs Health Care LLC
1701 N Turner Street, Hobbs, NM 88240
Desert Springs Health Care LLC is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Hobbs, New Mexico, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 2016. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 74.9 residents a day, about 94% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $13.2 million originally, at 5.89%, with $13 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in May 2060.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 74.9 (93.6% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Desert Springs Healthcare LLC
- Certified since
- Jan 7, 2016
- Chain or affiliated group
- Opco Skilled Management (68 facilities, chain average 2.3 stars)
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | New Mexico median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 | State spread: 12 at 1, 21 at 2, 13 at 3, 7 at 4, 14 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.57 | 3.43 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.05 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.6% | 52.8% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 93.6% | 88.3% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $17,215 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 12 (Jan 30, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Desert Springs Health Care LLC meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garetz, DavidIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/16/2020 |
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2019 | Desert Springs Healthcare LLC | New Mexico Care Holdings LLC |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2025 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Desert Springs Healthcare, 80 beds. Lender at endorsement: Greystone Funding Company LLC | $13,200,000 | Active: 5.89%, $13,042,233 balanceMatures May 1, 2060. Servicer: Greystone Servicing Company | 11622043 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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