Fort Bayard Medical Center / Fort Bayard State Veterans Home

Facility Location

Fort Bayard Medical Center
41 Fort Bayard Road, PO Box 293
Santa Clara, NM 88026

575-537-8900 (Phone)
800-541-6966 (Toll-Free)

FBMC Mission Statement

FBMC serves the community by providing excellent care in Long Term Care, and Rehabilitation carefully, consistently, continuously, and compassionately.

Contact Information

Admission Criteria

Persons who meet the general eligibility requirements to be admitted to this facility will only be admitted when their nursing and medical needs can be met adequately by the facility. Nursing and medical needs of individuals with mental disorders or intellectual disabilities will be determined by coordination with the Medicaid Pre Admission Screening and Resident Review program (PASARR) to the extent practicable.

Residents are admitted to this facility as long as their needs can be met adequately by the facility.

Severity levels of medical/psychological/nursing conditions may be cause for non-acceptance for admission to the facility.

The acceptance of residents with certain conditions or needs may require authorization or approval by the medical director, director of nursing services, and/or the administrator.

Our admission policies apply to all residents admitted to the facility regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap, ancestry, marital or veteran status, and/or payment source.

For assistance contact Fort Bayard Admissions Coordinator at: 575-537-8900 x8636 Shannon Ojinaga-Contreras

Services

FBMC offers a full range of services areas including Short Term/Rehabilitation, Long Term Care and Memory Care on all resident neighborhoods and in our licensed Veterans Home.

We align all business practices to ensure every resident has individualized care, and we work to support the providers with the resources and equipment to meet the care goal of those we care for.

Accepted Insurances

• Medicare – Traditional
• Medicare – Advantage
  • Contact our Financial Services Department at 575-537-8900 Ext 8614 to determine network participation.
• New Mexico Medicaid
• Veterans Benefits
• Commercial Plans

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Visitation Guidelines

Visitation

Fort Bayard Medical Center/Fort Bayard State Veterans Home (FBMC) permits residents to receive visitors subject to the resident’s wishes and the protection of the rights of other residents in the facility.

FBMC provides 24-hour access to individuals visiting with the consent of the resident. Some visitations may be subject to reasonable restrictions that protect the safety, security, and/or rights of the facility’s residents such as:

• Denying or providing limited supervised visits from persons who are known or suspected to be abusing, exploiting or coercive to the resident until an investigation into the allegation has been completed.
• Denying access to individuals who are found to have committed criminal acts.
• Denying access to visitors who are inebriated or disruptive; and/or
• Protecting residents from a community associated infection or communicable disease outbreak in the community.

Residents, family, and/or resident representatives are informed upon admission of their visitation rights and related policies. Complete copies of the Visitation policy are available upon request.

Inquiries concerning visitation and access to the facility should be referred to the administrator or his/her designee.

Videotaping, Photographing, and Other Imaging of Residents

Residents will be protected from invasion of privacy and/or abuse that might occur from photographs, videotapes, digital images, and recordings during resident care or other facility activities.

Taking or releasing images or recordings of any residents without explicit written consent is prohibited. Written consent must be obtained from the resident or representative prior to obtaining images or recordings of the resident.

Complete copies of the Videotaping, Photographing, and Other Imaging of Residents policy is available upon request.

Inquiries concerning Videotaping, Photographing, and Other Imaging of Residents should be referred to the administrator or his/her designee.