Lea County, New Mexico
County inventory for Lea County, New Mexico is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Lea County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 3 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 New Mexico medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet NM-LEA-NEW-MEXICO · Lea, NM
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 3 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 260 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-MID #1,182/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,950/mo
- BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 4/4 HH
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Lea County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Lea County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 3 nursing homes and 260 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.3/5 on rated homes.
CareScout 2025 New Mexico medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,950/mo, semi-private nursing $9,125/mo, private nursing $10,633/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $4,333/mo. Local Lea County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Lea County break as 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Individual (33% of 3 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Desert Springs Health Care LLC. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Lea, NM
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
Nursing Homes in Lea County
3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Springs Health Care LLC | Hobbs | 5/5 | 80 | For profit - Individual |
| Lovington Healthcare LLC | Lovington | 3/5 | 62 | For profit - Corporation |
| White Sands Healthcare | Hobbs | 2/5 | 118 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Lea County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Healthcare of Hobbs | Hobbs | 4.5 |
| Elite Home Health, LLC | Hobbs | 4.0 |
| Star Care Home Health | Hobbs | 1.5 |
| Del & Associates Nursing Service | Hobbs | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Lea
Continue on the New Mexico elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New Mexico state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Lea County.