Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents had a right to a dignified existence and were treated with respect and dignity for 1 (R #16) of 3 (R #1, R #16, and R #17) residents when facility staff used R #16 (without consent) to play a prank/joke on another staff member after R #16 was deceased . This deficient practice was disrespectful and dehumanizing to R #16 and her family. The findings are: A. Record review the admission record revealed R #16 was initially admitted on [DATE]. B. Record review of Physician Orders revealed that R #16 was full code (medical term indicating patient wishes to receive all possible life saving measures in the event of a medical emergency). C. Record review of R #16's progress notes dated [DATE] revealed: 1. …
F550 citations in New Mexico
Resident rights and dignity · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F550 less often than its own record predicts
0.55 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F550.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F550 findings written in New Mexico, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure a resident had the right to communication with and access to persons and services inside the facility for 1 (R #80) of 1 (R #80) resident, when facility staff did not consistently communicate using the methods identified in R #80's care plan. If the facility does not provide residents with appropriate communicative services outlined in their plan of care, residents are likely to feel unimportant to facility staff. The findings are: A. …
47510 Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were treated with respect and dignity for 28 (R #1, R #2, R #3, R #6, R #7, R #8, R #11, R #13, R #14, R #15, R #18, R#19, R #22, R #23, R #24, R #26, R #27, R #28, R #31, R #32, R #35, R #36, R #37, R #43, R #45, R #46, R #48, R #49) of 28 (R #1, R #2, R #3, R #6, R #7, R #8, R #11, R #13, R #14, R #15, R #18, R#19, R #22, R #23, R #24, R #26, R #27, R #28, R #31, R #32, R #35, R #36, R #37, R #43, R #45, R #46, R #48, R #49) residents randomly sampled, when the facility failed to: 1. Refer to residents in a dignified manner, 2. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.71% | 0.83× |
| 2024 | 1.96% | 0.89× |
| 2025 | 1.18% | 0.55× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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