Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents with diagnosed mental health disorders, psychosocial distress, and/or suicidal ideation received appropriate behavioral health treatment and services for 3 (R #5, R #89, and R #131) of 4 (R #5, R #9, R #89, and R #131) residents reviewed for behavioral-emotional health, when the facility failed to provide or obtain psychotherapy/counseling for R #5 and R #131; failed to notify the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) of R #89's hallucinations; and failed to follow through with psychiatric referral/consultation for R #131.The facility's failure resulted in residents' identified mental health needs remaining unaddressed while residents continued to express psychosocial distress, depression, and… …
F742 citations in New Mexico
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F742 less often than its own record predicts
0.89 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 F742.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F742 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 provide mental health services for 1 (R #57) of 1 (R #57) resident after the resident witnessed his roommate unconscious and unresponsive as staff performed life saving procedures on the roommate. If residents are not provided with mental health services, then residents are likely to experience a decline in their psychosocial well-being. The findings are: A. Record review of R #33's face sheet revealed R #33 was admitted on [DATE] with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. B. Record review of R #33's progress notes, dated [DATE], revealed R #33 was found unconscious in the bathroom of a suspected overdose of street drugs. R #33's son and R #57 (roommate) were in the room. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of New Mexico citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.12% | 1.10× |
| 2024 | 0.10% | 0.83× |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 0.89× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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