Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to allow the resident the right to designate a representative and allow that representative the right to exercise the resident's rights to the extent those rights are delegated to the representative for 1 (R #1) of 3 (R #1, R #2, and R #3) residents sampled for residents rights, when the facility failed to allow R #1's POA (the legally appointed person (the agent or attorney-in-fact) to make decisions or act on their behalf regarding financial, legal, or medical matters) to obtain R #1's medical records. If resident representatives' decisions are not treated as that of a resident, then residents that do not have ability to make decisions for themselves are left with no one to advocate for their rights. The findings are:A. …
F551 citations in New Mexico
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F551 citations were recorded in New Mexico for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F551 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.
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