New Mexico Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how New Mexico compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. New Mexico's 68 CMS-certified facilities average 49.3 deficiency citations each, with 3,350 total citations on record and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 75 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where New Mexico facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in New Mexico
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 709 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 688 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 577 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 366 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 304 citations
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 225 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in New Mexico
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 154 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 139 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 138 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 125 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 117 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 114 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 108 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 105 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 94 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 75 citations