Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the Director of Nursing (DON) was not working the floor as a charge nurse when the facility census was over 60 residents. This deficient practice is likely to affect all 72 residents who reside in the facility (facility census provided by the Director of Nursing on 01/05/26). If the DON is working as a charge nurse, they may be unable to complete their DON responsibilities, indicating low staffing levels and impacting all residents. The findings are: A. …
F727 citations in New Mexico
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F727 less often than its own record predicts
0.50 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 F727.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F727 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 ensure that the Center Nurse Executive (CNE) was scheduled to work as a charge nurse only when the resident census was below 60. This deficient practice could likely indicate that the facility was short staffed and could potentially cause harm to all 83 residents identified on the resident census list provided by the Center Executive Director (CED) on 06/15/22; due to the CNE not being able to oversee the duties and responsibilities of the clinical nursing staff while she was providing care to the residents. The findings are: A. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.37% | 0.54× |
| 2024 | 0.41% | 0.77× |
| 2025 | 0.21% | 0.50× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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