Based on an interviews the facility failed to employ a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) that met the requirements as follows: (A) A certified dietary manager; or (B) A certified food service manager; or (C) Had similar national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body; or (D) Had an associate's or higher degree in food service management or in hospitality, if the course study includes food service or restaurant management, from an accredited institution of higher learning; or (E) Had two or more years of experience in the position of director of food and nutrition services in a nursing facility setting and has completed a course of study in food safety and management, by no later than October 1, 2023, that included topics integral to… …
F801 citations in New Mexico
Qualified dietary staff · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F801 less often than its own record predicts
0.42 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 F801.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F801 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 | 0.12% | 0.35× |
| 2024 | 0.10% | 0.31× |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 0.42× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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