New Mexico Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 68 skilled nursing facilities in New Mexico. Facilities average 49.3 deficiency citations each, with 3,350 total citations recorded and 0 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 75 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding New Mexico's most-cited F-Tags and deficiency categories helps administrators focus survey-preparation and Plan of Correction efforts where citations are most likely.
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