Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to complete and transmit a MDS assessment within 14 days of completion (sign off by RN) for 1 (R #10) of 1 (R #10) residents reviewed for MDS assessments. This deficient practice could lead to the facility not reporting information in a timely manner (within 14 days) to the federal agency. The findings are: A. Record review of R #10's Quarterly MDS revealed a completion date of 03/31/26. B. Record review of R #10's Quarterly MDS revealed the facility transmitted the MDS to the federal agency on 04/15/26. C. On 04/21/26 at 4:36 PM, during an interview, the MDS Coordinator confirmed staff did not transmit R #10's Quarterly assessment to the federal agency within 14 days of completion.
F640 citations in New Mexico
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F640 less often than its own record predicts
0.74 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 F640.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F640 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 staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that 2 (R #s 1 and 2) of 5 (R #s 1, 2, 37, 251 and 252) residents that were discharged had their Discharge Minimum Data Set (MDS) transmitted 14 days after discharge. This failed practice could lead to the facility not reporting accurate information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The findings are: [NAME] Record review of resident census (date of creation unavailable) indicated that R#1 expired on [DATE]. B. Record review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) (a federally mandated comprehensive assessment that reports a resident's clinical and functional status), dated [DATE], indicated that the MDS assessment containing information of the resident's death was In Process. C. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.86% | 2.21× |
| 2024 | 0.31% | 0.95× |
| 2025 | 0.21% | 0.74× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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