Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to notify resident Power of Attorney (POA; legal authorization for a designated person to make decisions about another person's property, finances, or medical care)/emergency contacts and facility providers (Physicians and Nurse Practitioners) of when a resident had a change in condition (a sudden, clinically important deviation from a patient's baseline in physical, cognitive, behavioral, or functional domains) for 2 (R #15 and R #25) of 4 (R #15, #16, #17 and #25) residents reviewed, when staff failed to: Notify R #15's emergency contacts regarding illness, falls, and abnormal vital signs (body temperature, pulse rate, rate of breathing, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure).Notify a provider regarding R #25's… …
F580 citations in New Mexico
Notifying of changes · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F580 more often than its own record predicts
1.66 times the share F580 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F580.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F580 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 interview, the facility failed to notify the Providers (Physicians and Nurse Practitioners) and the Director of Nursing (DON) of a change in condition in which a resident experienced a large left forearm injury (skin tear- acute wound that is caused by mechanical force or a traumatic injury) for 1 (R #4) of 1 (R #4) residents reviewed for injury. This deficient practice likely resulted in R #4's injury becoming worse with increased bleeding due to the resident taking a blood thinner, and a delay going to the hospital. The findings are: A. Record review of R #4's face sheet revealed R #4 was admitted into the facility on [DATE] and was discharged on [DATE]. B. …
Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to notify a resident representative and Power of Attorney (POA; legal authorization for a designated person to make decisions about another person's property, finances, or medical care) following the removal of a medical device and death for 1 (R #12) of 3 (R #11, R #12, and R #18) resident reviewed. This deficient practice is likely to result in the resident's representative being unable to advocate for the resident and can create distress for the resident's POA, when the facility did not promptly notify the POA of the resident's death. The findings are: A. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.08% | 1.45× |
| 2024 | 1.86% | 1.22× |
| 2025 | 2.47% | 1.66× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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