Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure resident property was protected from misappropriation (the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary, or permanent use of a resident's belongings or money without the resident's consent) for 1 (R #3) of 1 (R #3) resident reviewed for misappropriation of resident funds and belongings, when: R #3's purse, wallet, and reading glasses went missing in an area where a facility housekeeper was working, and only R #3's purse was eventually returned to her.If the facility fails to ensure resident property is protected from misappropriation, then residents are at risk for unauthorized use of personal funds, financial exploitation, and potential financial loss. The findings are: A. …
F602 citations in New Mexico
Misappropriation and exploitation · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F602 more often than its own record predicts
1.20 times the share F602 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F602.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F602 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 | 0.49% | 1.52× |
| 2024 | 0.52% | 1.24× |
| 2025 | 0.54% | 1.20× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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