Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
F841 in New Mexico. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
New Mexico cites F841 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share3.23×
3.23 times the share F841 takes of citations nationally.
Share of New Mexico citations0.11%
Of every deficiency written in New Mexico in 2025, this is the portion that was F841.
New Mexico0.11%
National0.03%
Share of all citations that were F841.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Mexico surveyors wrote
F841 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.
F · No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadAugust 11, 2025
Cross reference to F756, F868 and F880. Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the Medical Director (MD) participated in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI; a structured framework used in healthcare to enhance the quality of care provided to patients), the Infection Prevention and Control Program (IPCP, a set of strategies and practices designed to prevent and control the spread of infections in healthcare settings), and the Medication Regimen Review (MRR) program. This failure had the potential to affect all residents at the facility. …
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