Based on interview, record review, and observation, the facility failed to promote and facilitate a resident's right to choose for 1 (R #29) of 1 (R #29) residents reviewed for choices when the facility failed to assist R #29 into bed when she requested assistance to lie down. This deficient practice could likely result in residents becoming depressed, anxious, or feel like their wishes are not important because their right to choose is not being honored. The findings are: A. Record review of Resident's Rights Under Federal Law Policy dated 11/28/16 revealed the following: 1. The resident has a right to a dignified existence, self-determination (free choice of one's own acts), and communication with and access to persons and services inside and outside the facility. 2. …
F561 citations in New Mexico
Self-determination · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F561 more often than its own record predicts
1.96 times the share F561 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F561.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F561 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.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.86% | 1.64× |
| 2024 | 1.13% | 2.76× |
| 2025 | 0.75% | 1.96× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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